It has been 50 years since Okinawa, which was under the control of the United States, returned to the mainland on May 15.

At the same time, NHK conducted an opinion poll and asked about the return to the mainland, the base problem, and the promotion of the economy.

The main contents of the survey results.

What is a survey?

Details of the survey.


From February to March, NHK conducted a poll by mail to 1800 people aged 18 and over in Okinawa prefecture and nationwide.


▽ From 812 people, which is 45.1% in Okinawa prefecture, to


1115 people, which is 61.9% nationwide. I got an answer

from


.

Do you know the day of return to the mainland?

I asked if you knew that the day when Okinawa returned to the mainland was May 15 (target Okinawa Prefecture).

"I knew" was 73%, and


"I didn't know" was 27%.

Evaluation of return

Looking back on the last 50 years, I asked him what he thought about returning to the mainland (target Okinawa Prefecture).

39% of the respondents answered "very good"


, 45% said "somewhat good


", 12% said "not very good


", and 2% said "not good at all".

US military base and Japan's security

I asked him what he thought about the US military base that remained in Okinawa after his return.

In Okinawa,


"necessary for Japan's safety" was 11%,


"unavoidable for Japan's safety" was 51%,


"not necessary for


Japan's safety" was 19%, and "it was rather dangerous for Japan's safety". It was 17%.



In Japan,


12% answered "necessary


", 68% answered "unavoidable"


, 14% answered "not necessary


", and 5% answered "dangerous".

The future of the U.S. military base in Okinawa

We asked him what he thought about the US military base in Okinawa (target Okinawa prefecture).

"It should be completely removed" was 16%,


"It should be as small as the mainland" was 63%, "It should be as it


is" was 18% , and


"It should be increased more" was 1%.

Arrangement / reduction of bases

I asked him how he thinks the reorganization and reduction of US military bases in Okinawa will proceed.

In Okinawa,


"Strongly urge the United States to reorganize and reduce bases" was 23%


"Distribute US military bases in Okinawa to the mainland" 40%


"Increase self-defense so that we do not have to rely on the US military" 13%


"strengthen diplomatic efforts to ease tensions with neighboring countries" 20%


and "others" 3%.



On the other hand, nationwide,


"strongly urge the United States to reorganize and reduce bases" was 26%


, and "distribute US military bases in Okinawa to the mainland" was 14%


. “Increasing power” was 26%,


“Strengthening diplomatic efforts to ease tensions with neighboring countries” was 31%,


and “Others” was 2%.

Concentration of US military bases in Okinawa

Approximately 70% of the dedicated facilities of the US military in Japan are located in Okinawa.

I asked you what you think about this.

In Okinawa,


56% said "I


think it's strange", 28% said "I think it's


strange", 8% said


"I don't think it's strange", and 5% said "I don't think it's strange". ..



In Japan,


24% said "I


think it's strange", 55% said "I think it's


strange", 13% said


"I don't think it's strange", and 7% said "I don't think it's strange". ..

Anxiety about incidents / accidents

We asked how much anxiety about being involved in an incident or accident due to the presence of a US military base in Okinawa (target Okinawa Prefecture).

"I feel very much" was 38%,


"I feel to some extent" was 44%,


"I don't feel much" was 14%,


and "I don't feel at all" was 2%.

Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement

I asked if I think the "US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement" needs to be reviewed or not.

In Okinawa,


82%


said they needed to review, 2% said they didn't need to review


, and 14% said they couldn't say either.



In Japan,


69%


said they needed to review, 3% said they didn't need to review


, and 26% said they couldn't say either.

Pros and cons of relocation to Henoko, Nago City

The government is proceeding with the relocation of the US military Futenma base in Okinawa to Henoko, Nago City.

I asked what you think about this (target Okinawa prefecture).

“Agree” was 11%


, “Agree” was 24%,


“Rather disagree” was 29%, and


“Disagree” was 34%.

Deploying the Self-Defense Forces to Okinawa

After returning, the Self-Defense Forces have been deployed in Okinawa.

I asked what you think about this (target Okinawa prefecture).

37% of the respondents answered "necessary for Japan's security"


47% answered "unavoidable for


Japan's security" 7% answered "not necessary for Japan's security


" It is rather dangerous for Japan's safety, "said 6%.

Deploying the Self-Defense Forces to the Nansei Islands

We also asked what they think about the government's new deployment of the Self-Defense Forces to the Nansei Islands such as Miyakojima and Ishigakijima in preparation for China's advance into the ocean (target Okinawa Prefecture).

"Necessary for Japanese safety" is 31%


"It is unavoidable for


Japanese safety" 45% "Not necessary for Japanese safety" 11%


"It is rather dangerous for Japanese safety" 12% was.

Risk of being involved in war / conflict

Given the current world situation, I asked how much risk Japan is likely to be involved in wars and conflicts, or to be invaded by other countries.

In Okinawa,


28% were "very dangerous


", 54% were "somewhat dangerous


", 14% were "not very dangerous


", and 2% were "not at all dangerous".



In Japan,


22% were "extremely dangerous


", 62% were "somewhat dangerous


", 14% were "not very dangerous


", and 1% were "not at all dangerous".

Base and economy

I asked if I think that the economy of Okinawa would not be possible without a US military base (target Okinawa Prefecture).

"I think so" was 11%


, "I think so" was 32%,


"I don't think so" was 30%, and


"I don't think so" was 26%.

Evaluation of national promotion measures

We asked how much the national promotion measures helped the development of Okinawa (target Okinawa Prefecture).

"Very useful" was 16%,


"somewhat useful" was 63%,


"not very useful" was 16%, and


"not useful at all" was 2%.

Development or nature maintenance

We asked if they think that development should be prioritized or nature conservation should be prioritized for the future of Okinawa (target Okinawa Prefecture).

"Development should be prioritized" 3%


"Development should be prioritized" 20%


"Nature maintenance should be prioritized" 57%


"Nature maintenance should be prioritized"

Should be "was 18%.

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