Japan to discuss new deadline for ending Futenma base operations
April 10, 2019
Tokyo--The Japanese government agreed Wednesday to discuss a new deadline for halting operations at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air base in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.
The agreement was made at a meeting in Tokyo of the Japanese government, the prefectural government and the municipal government of Ginowan, which hosts the base.
The central government accepted a request by the Ginowan municipal government to discuss a new deadline after the old one expired at the end of February.
Ginowan Mayor Masanori Matsugawa told the meeting that a new deadline should be set to ease concerns among local residents.
The meeting was held to discuss ways to remove dangers posed by the Futenma base, located in a densely populated area.
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki reiterated his request to launch dialogue among the Japanese, U.S. and prefectural governments on the construction of a military facility in Nago, another Okinawa city, to relocate the Futenma base.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga replied by saying that the central government sees no need for such a three-way dialogue because Tokyo and Washington are discussing the matter. Tamaki strongly opposes the relocation plan. Jiji Press
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