New Okinawan governor: stop the construction of new U.S.military base Takeshi Onaga’s win in the Okinawa gubernatorial election has once again solidly demonstrated Okinawan people’s will against the construction of new U.S. base... Forcing Okinawa, which hosts 74 percent of the U.S. military facilities in Japan, to accept a new base against its will, amounts to a denial of Okinawan people’s dignity. The Japanese government cannot be allowed to do this... This election is historically important because Okinawan people were determined to make a choice to regain their deteriorating morale and dignity... The U.S.military plans to build new helipads at Takae in Higashi Village in disregard of the opposition of the local residents. As part of his strong stance against the deployment of the MV-22 Osprey to Okinawa, Onaga also opposes the construction of the helipads at Takae... We now approach a critical stage of solving the base issues. In order to penetrate the Japanese government’s hard-line stance in forcing Okinawa to bear the burden of hosting the bulk of the U.S. military presence, Onaga needs further support from the Okinawan people. In working towards what the petition demanded, Okinawan people need to unite to appeal for co-operation on the base issues, and fully support Onaga. english.ryukyushimpo.jp/2014/11/19/15959/
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 07:55:12 +0000
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