Regarding the plan to build a Self-Defense Forces base on Mageshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, which will be used for training for the U.S. military, the Ministry of Defense designated one local city and two towns as local governments for restructuring grants, saying that the necessary procedures for facility development had progressed. announced.
The local city of Nishinoomote will sell land owned by the city on the island to the Ministry of Defense this month in connection with the construction of a Self-Defense Forces base planned on Mageshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture as a relocation site for carrier-based aircraft training for U.S. forces stationed in Japan. submitted a bill to the city council.
In response to this, the Ministry of Defense announced that the necessary procedures for facility development had progressed, and on the 28th, Mageshima and Tanegashima on the opposite shore, Nishinoomote City, Nakatane Town, and Minamitane Town, received a reorganization subsidy for one city and two towns. announced that it has been designated as a municipality to
Restructuring subsidies are subsidies provided by the national government to local governments that have accepted the stationing of U.S. military units.In the event that base construction and training are conducted on Mageshima, the ministry ordinance was amended so that the subsidies would be higher than before. I'm here.
Going forward, the Ministry of Defense will determine the specific subsidy amount according to the facility maintenance, the size of the unit, and the content of the training.