ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy, made her first tour of Japan's southern, Okinawa island on Wednesday (February 12), as local residents rallied against plans to relocate a U.S. military base.<br/> <br />A controversial plan backed by the U.S. government would see a Marine Corps base in Futenma moved some 50 km (30 miles) north to Henoko, which activists say will destroy an area home to the endangered marine mammal, dugong.<br/> <br />After arriving late on Tuesday (February 11), Kennedy held a meeting on Wednesday morning with Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima, a vocal supporter of the base proposal.<br/> <br />"Hopefully we can work together to keep the momentum moving forward for progress," Kennedy said.<br/> <br />Kennedy's celebrity appeal has drawn big crowds in Japan since her arrival in December 2013.<br/> <br />But on Wednesday, Okinawa residents took to the streets to voice their opposition to the relocation plan.<br/> <br />Delays in relocating the
