NHK and Fuji TV led with reports on Defense Minster Iwaya’s announcement that operations to pour earth into the Henoko reclamation site will begin on Dec. 14, predicting that this will further aggravate relations between Tokyo and Okinawa. Other broadcasters carried similar reports. NTV, TV Asahi, and TBS gave top play to the start of a court hearing on a case of “road rage” that occurred last year and resulted in the death of a couple and injuries to their two children.