71.   The Defense Agency is seeking to renew the lease, which expires this month.

72.   The Japanese government went to court Friday to force a group of protesting landowners in Okinawa to renew their leases with the U.S. military.

73.   The Japanese Supreme Court ruled last year that the government can force landowners to renew their leases to the U.S. military.

74.   The legal process to renew the leases is expected to take another two weeks.

75.   The prime minister may be forced to override the governor and renew the leases.

76.   The prime minister may be forced to take legal steps to override the governor and renew the leases.

77.   The prime minister may be forced to override the Okinawa governor and renew base leases.

78.   The suit seeks an injunction requiring Ota to begin proceedings to renew the leases.

79.   The Supreme Court ruled last year that the government can force landowners to renew the leases as part of its obligation under the security treaty with the United States.

80.   Thousands of landowners on Okinawa have resisted renewing their leases to the U.S. military.