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There have been various plans for the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, a United States Marine Corps base located within the urban area of Ginowan City (pop. 93,661) in Okinawa, Japan. Early plans proposed to move the base off the island of Okinawa and later proposals specified within the island. Local opposition within Okinawa regarding the facility has so far hindered efforts to begin construction. , the Japanese government had agreed to halt construction activities temporarily while talks with Okinawan officials continued. Still, US sources insisted nothing about their approach had changed.〔(July 15, 2015 - JAPAN ), Daily Press Briefing〕 In October 2015, despite strong opposition in Okinawa, the Japanese central government began work to build the base in the Henoko Bay, in Nago. The issue has been taken to court by both parties in November 2015. ==General controversy== Okinawa prefecture constitutes 0.6% of Japan's land surface, yet as of 2006, 75% of all USFJ bases were located on Okinawa, and U.S. military bases occupied 18% of the main island.〔(沖縄に所在する在日米軍施設・区域 ), Japan Ministry of Defense〕 There is local opposition in Okinawa to the construction of a new base, more than 76 per cent of the population having expressed their opposition to a relocation in Henoko. In November 2014 Takeshi Onaga, who had run for election on an anti-base platform, was elected Governor of Okinawa.〔〔 His predecessor and main opponent in the gubernatorial race, Hirokazu Nakaima, had previously opposed the relocation plans himself too; but 11 months before the 2014 election, Nakaima approved a landfill permit allowing the relocation plans to progress, two days after Tokyo earmarked 348 billion yens for Okinawa's economic development.〔〔 One of Japan's most popular filmmakers, Hayao Miyazaki, publicly spoke out in July 2015 against the facility when he argued that most Okinawans are against it.〔 In July 15, 2015's daily press briefing at the White House, US Navy Admiral John Kirby said in regards to opposition: "Construction of the facility is the meaningful result of many years of sustained work between the United States and Japan, and our understanding is that construction’s going to continue. This is something we’ve talked at length about with the Government of Japan. Certainly I’ve seen the reports and understand some of the angst by people in Okinawa, but nothing’s changed about our approach or our policies with respect to that facility. We have, through many different fora, consistently talked about the importance of this relocation and the degrees to which it helps strengthen our alliance with Japan."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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