The mayor of Nishinoomote City, a local city that was reelected in January, visited the Ministry of Defense over a plan to build a facility used by the U.S. Forces Japan on Mageshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, and reiterated his thoughts against the plan. It was.
The Ministry of Defense is planning to build a Self-Defense Forces facility on Mageshima in Nishinoomote City, Kagoshima Prefecture, which will be used for training aircraft carrier-based aircraft of the U.S. Forces Japan. Mayor of Hachiban has been reelected.
Mayor Yaita visited the Ministry of Defense for the first time after being reelected on the 12th and met with Parliamentary Vice-Minister Onishi and others.
In this, Mayor Yaita said, "In the mayoral election, I appealed to the voters that I could not agree with the plan of Mageshima and was elected. Please do not proceed with the plan regarding the facility." ..
In response, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Onishi said, "Given the security environment, this plan is important and we will continue to strive to gain the understanding of the local community."
After the meeting, Mayor Yaita told reporters, "I haven't changed my position of disagreeing with the plan, and I asked him to stop and stop the facility development plan he is currently working on."