Defense minister, Okinawa gov. at odds over U.S. base relocation plan
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki fail to make concessions on a plan to relocate a key U.S. base within the island prefecture.
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Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki fail to make concessions on a plan to relocate a key U.S. base within the island prefecture.
The Japanese government recommits to taking necessary steps to relocate a key U.S. base within Okinawa despite vocal opponent Denny Tamaki a day earlier winning his second term as governor of Japan's southernmost prefecture.
The Japanese government has decided to allocate less than 300 billion yen ($2.7 billion) for Okinawa's economic development for the first time in 10 years in fiscal 2022, an official familiar with the matter said on Dec. 4, as confrontation over a U.S. military base intensifies between them.