Governors oppose base relocation plans

Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine on Monday reiterated his opposition to the plan agreed to by Japanese and U.S. negotiators to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station within his prefecture.</PARAGRAPH> <PHOTO> <TABLE WIDTH='200' ALIGN='RIGHT' BORDER='0'> <TR> <TD><IMG ALT='News photo' BORDER='0' SRC='/images/photos2005/nn20051108a4a.jpg' WIDTH='200' HEIGHT='147'/></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT SIZE='1'><B>Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa –

is greeted by Fukushiro Nukaga, director general of the Defense Agency, prior to a meeting Monday at the agency.

Inamine conveyed his opposition to the central government during his talks with Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe at the Prime Minister's Official Residence, government officials said.