the Governor of Okinawa lost 10 lawsuits, settled three and withdrew one, over the site of a future U.S. Marine Corps runway at Camp Schwab, Okinawa

Japan’s Supreme Court again, and for the final time, denied Okinawa Gov’s final legal challenge to stop construction at a future Marine Corps airfield in the island’s north.

The airfield is under construction at the Marines’ Camp Schwab on land reclaimed from Oura Bay to replace Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in densely populated Ginowan city.

The U.S. and Japanese governments agreed to move the base in 1996, but the prefectural government has repeatedly delayed construction.

Construction on the project is expected to take until at least 2033 and cost the Japanese government nearly $6 billion, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said at a news conference Jan. 10. The airfield may be ready for use by 2036, he said.

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