Japan is blocking the construction of US bases
The government of Okinawa Prefecture has decided to stop the underwater work in place of the naval base of the United States in the district of Naga metropolis. This decision can completely cease construction operations and seriously strain relations Tokyo and Washington.
The authorities of the southern Japanese Prefecture started the Ministry of defense of Japan wishes to cease all operations on the site of the proposed construction of a naval base of the United States near the town of Nago. The decision was taken after 1 out of discarded concrete blocks in the sea has damaged coral reefs, says Kyodo News.
The local authority expects that the Ministry of defence will remove all of the concrete structure and reconstructs the environmental situation in the area. With all this, the Governor of the Prefecture Takeshi Onaga stressed that if the military refuses to go to the meeting, the authorities of Okinawa are going to revoke the license to conduct drilling operations. This can lead to an absolute halt of work on the construction of a military facility and, as a consequence, to sow discord in relationships Tokyo and the United States.
Despite all this, the Secretary-General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Yoshihide Suga has sharply criticized the actions of the government of Okinawa held a press conference in Tokyo. He made it clear that the construction in the area of Naga metropolis will continue.
The decision to move the air base marine corps United States marine corps air station Futenma in the area Hanako was adopted in 2006 as a result of a joint decision between Tokyo and Washington. Previously the object was in the area of Ginowan, a densely populated metropolis in the southern part of Okinawa, which caused multiple claims of the inhabitants of the noise and the threat to the environment. As expected, the construction of the base in Henoko will take about 9 years.
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