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The court in February made the proposal as an interim step allowing talks. Details of the proposal were not made public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sudden reversal of his policy to continue with the reclamation work is seen as a vote-buying attempt ahead of this summer&#8217;s parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga last year issued an order to suspend permission for the reclamation work. Then the central government sued to reverse the order, to which Okinawa counter-sued, seeking a court injunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work involves filling in part of a bay to create off-coast runways for Futenma air station, which is now in a more densely populated area on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Onaga later flew to Tokyo and held talks with Abe at his office, both confirming to follow the court proposal and abide by any subsequent court decisions related to their legal dispute. Onaga welcomed Friday&#8217;s decision by both sides as &#8220;very significant.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1813\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635926744478075474-shinzo-abejpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635926744478075474-shinzo-abejpg.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635926744478075474-shinzo-abejpg.jpg?resize=300,227 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635926744478075474-shinzo-abejpg.jpg?resize=768,580 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635926744478075474-shinzo-abejpg.jpg?resize=1024,774 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635926744478075474-shinzo-abejpg.jpg?resize=1536,1160 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635926744478075474-shinzo-abejpg.jpg?resize=2048,1547 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to a reporter about suspend work on moving a U.S. Marine base in Okinawa, at his official residence in Tokyo Friday, March 4, 2016. Abe decided Friday to suspend work on moving a U.S. Marine base and talk about the contentious relocation on the southern island of Okinawa. Abe said he is accepting a court proposal not to force the land reclamation work over Okinawa&#8217;s objections. Both sides have sued each other over the base relocation plan, and a court in February made the proposal as an interim step allowing the sides to talk. (Kazunari Fujikake\/Kyodo News via AP) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at his official residence in Tokyo on March 4 to a reporter about suspending work on moving a U.S. Marine base in Okinawa. He decided Friday to suspend work on moving the base and talk about the contentious relocation on the southern island of Okinawa.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Kazunari Fujikake, AP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abe said the plan to eventually move the base to the town of Henoko is unchanged. The relocation is based on a 20-year-old bilateral agreement to reduce the burden of the U.S.\u00a0military\u00a0presence on Okinawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opponents want the base moved off Okinawa entirely, and a prospect for a compromise is still unclear, though Okinawa is expected to drop the lawsuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abe said he wants to avoid leaving the situation deadlocked &#8220;for years to come, a development that nobody wants to see.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">America&#8217;s top\u00a0military\u00a0official in the Pacific said last month that the relocation plan has been pushed back by two years until 2025 from the current target\u00a0because of delays from the disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. has agreed to shift 8,000 to 10,000\u00a0Marines\u00a0off Okinawa in the 2020s, mainly to Guam and Hawaii, but Adm. 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