Japan’s government has said it will disregard the decision of southernmost Okinawa Prefecture governor to launch the procedure of revoking the permission for works on relocating the US Futenma Air Base to the Henoko coastal area.

„We are acting in accordance with the adopted legislation and will continue the works taking care of life conditions of local citizens and environment,“ Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said during the debate in the country’s upper house of parliament.