Gov. Onaga announced that Okinawa will file a lawsuit against the national government to seek the suspension of the ongoing embankment work in Henoko before shore reefs at the site are destroyed for the construction of a U.S. base.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly decided to charge former Vice Governor Hamauzu of perjury committed at investigative hearings on the issue of relocating the Tokyo wholesale fish and fresh market.
JCP Chair Shii and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed to enhance cooperation for the abolition of nuclear weapons and further develop friendly relations between the two parties.