Discovery Of Endangered Coral May Halt Relocation Of U.S. Marine Air Station

Japan's Defense Ministry wants to move a type of endangered coral from the site of a planned construction site of a U.S. base, but locals may derail the plan, reports Japan's Jiji Press.

The discovery of an endangered species of coral could stop the building of a U.S. military runway part of the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, reports the Stars and Stripes.

The U.S. has been working to relocate Marine Corps Station Futenma on Okinawa, located in the densely...