US returns sliver of land at Okinawa base.
US returns sliver of land at Okinawa base
TOKYO • Japan said yesterday the United States had returned a sliver of land at a controversial US air base on the southern island of Okinawa, which has sparked a lengthy and fierce dispute.
Tokyo said the return of the land, which accounts for less than 1 per cent of the 481ha Futenma base, would improve conditions for locals.
But many Okinawa residents want the marine air base moved off their island altogether.
Both Tokyo and Washington have consistently rejected the idea of moving the base out of Okinawa.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Fugitive returns to China after 19 years
BEIJING • One of China’s „most-wanted“overseas fugitives turned herself in yesterday after spending 19 years in the United States, the anti-corruption agency said.
Huang Hong, 50, was a Beijing-based accountant for a state-owned firm from the neighbouring province of Hebei accused of misappropriating public funds, who fled to the US in 1998, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said.
