The Okinawa people oppose the relocation of the US military base, useless!
Japan’s Kyodo News Agency said on March 1 that the Japanese Okinawa Prefecture Governor Yucheng Danny officially conveyed to the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the results of the vote of most Okinawa people against the relocation plan of the US military base stationed in Japan.
According to the report, the Japanese government has been working hard to promote the relocation of the US military's Futenma Airport (Okinawa Prefecture) to the Nagoya, Nago City, the same prefecture. On the 24th of last month, the county people voted in Okinawa Prefecture. The results showed that 72.2% of the people opposed the construction of a new US military base in the border town. According to regulations, if more than one-four of the eligible voters object to the plan, the Japanese Prime Minister must inform the President of the United States of the matter. On the afternoon of March 1, Yucheng conveyed the result of the vote to Abe at the Prime Minister's official residence, and asked the Japanese government to come forward and organize a tripartite dialogue between Japan, the United States and Okinawa to adjust the existing plan. In the morning, Tamaki also visited the US Embassy in Japan to meet with the chief US envoy to Japan Joseph Young. Yang said it would report the voting results to the US Ambassador to Japan Hagerty.
The relocation of Futenma Airport has become the core contradiction between the Okinawa area and the central government. Yucheng has met Abe three times on this matter. However, the attitude of the Japanese government to promote relocation does not seem to change. When Abe met with Yucheng on March 1, he said that he would treat the voting results in good faith. On the other hand, he stressed that considering the safety risks of Futenma Airport and the feasible relocation plan, it is necessary to promote the relocation and “can no longer delay”. The Okinawa Times criticized that the central government attaches more importance to the alliance with the United States, and that the demands of the Okinawa people are "not to be ignored." (Lugo)
According to the report, the Japanese government has been working hard to promote the relocation of the US military's Futenma Airport (Okinawa Prefecture) to the Nagoya, Nago City, the same prefecture. On the 24th of last month, the county people voted in Okinawa Prefecture. The results showed that 72.2% of the people opposed the construction of a new US military base in the border town. According to regulations, if more than one-four of the eligible voters object to the plan, the Japanese Prime Minister must inform the President of the United States of the matter. On the afternoon of March 1, Yucheng conveyed the result of the vote to Abe at the Prime Minister's official residence, and asked the Japanese government to come forward and organize a tripartite dialogue between Japan, the United States and Okinawa to adjust the existing plan. In the morning, Tamaki also visited the US Embassy in Japan to meet with the chief US envoy to Japan Joseph Young. Yang said it would report the voting results to the US Ambassador to Japan Hagerty.
The relocation of Futenma Airport has become the core contradiction between the Okinawa area and the central government. Yucheng has met Abe three times on this matter. However, the attitude of the Japanese government to promote relocation does not seem to change. When Abe met with Yucheng on March 1, he said that he would treat the voting results in good faith. On the other hand, he stressed that considering the safety risks of Futenma Airport and the feasible relocation plan, it is necessary to promote the relocation and “can no longer delay”. The Okinawa Times criticized that the central government attaches more importance to the alliance with the United States, and that the demands of the Okinawa people are "not to be ignored." (Lugo)
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