Regarding the relocation work of the U.S. military base in Futenma, Okinawa Prefecture requested the cancellation of the instruction issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to Okinawa Prefecture, arguing that it was not illegal. decided not to adopt the side's allegations.
Regarding the relocation of the U.S. Futenma Air Base to Henoko, Nago City, the Okinawa Prefectural Government has demanded that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's instruction to rectify the design change be approved. I applied for review to the "National and Local Dispute Resolution Committee," which mediates disputes between the national and local governments.
So far, the committee has been proceeding with the examination by listening to opinions from both sides, but at the meeting held on the 19th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's instructions were based on the Local Autonomy Act and were not illegal. I decided not to adopt the claim of the prefecture side.
Chairman Yoichi Kikuchi said at a press conference, "We decided that we could not accept the governor of Okinawa's claim that the instruction to correct the situation was illegal, and we communicated the details of the decision to both sides."
Governor Tamaki "Very disappointing, carefully consider whether response is necessary"
Regarding the fact that Okinawa Prefecture's claim was not adopted, Governor Tamaki said, "It is very regrettable that the committee did not accept the prefectural claim, and the result was this. The prefectural government will carefully examine the results of the examination. At the same time, I would like to carefully consider what kind of response is necessary in order for the prefecture's claim to be accepted, and respond appropriately."