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Former governor says the prefecture has come on leaps and bounds since reversion to Japan in 1972, but the question of bases has seen little progress.
The long-stalled plan to move the base has met strong opposition from a majority of Okinawa residents who want the base to be moved outside the prefecture entirely.
The long-stalled plan to move the base has met strong opposition from a majority of Okinawa residents who want the base to be moved outside the prefecture entirely.
Japan's security policy relies "too heavily" on Okinawa, Gov. Denny Tamaki said at a news conference on the proposals for "realizing a peaceful and prosperous Okinawa."
Denny Tamaki says the continued presence of U.S. military bases on Okinawa impedes the prefecture’s development.