Okinawa opposition lawmaker calls on Ministry of Defense to withdraw Uruma training range plan. Opposition MPs from Okinawa visited the Ministry of Defence regarding a plan to build a Ground Self-Defense Force training range on the site of a former golf course.
Mayor Nakamura has also requested that the acquisition of the land itself be abandoned. In response, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Matsumoto said, ``We will take their requests seriously, consider them broadly, and then provide detailed explanations to local residents.''