World IN BRIEF : JAPAN : Court Tells Governor to Sign Base Leases
From Times Wire Reports
A court ruled that Okinawa’s governor must renew land leases for U.S. bases on the island. The Fukuoka High Court branch in Naha, Okinawa’s capital, ordered Gov. Masahide Ota to sign papers renewing U.S. leases in cases where Okinawan landowners refused to sign the leases themselves. If Ota still refuses to sign despite the ruling, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is authorized to sign in his place.
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