Regarding the Ministry of Defense's consideration of increasing the number of Ground Self-Defense Force units in Okinawa, Governor Tamaki of Okinawa Prefecture believes that the excessive burden will increase, and that the number of US military bases and units should be reduced accordingly. showed.
In order to strengthen Okinawa's defense posture, the Ministry of Defense added a new regiment of hundreds of soldiers to the 15th Brigade of the Ground Self-Defense Force, which is headquartered in Naha City, and renamed it. We are considering raising the rank of the commander.
Regarding this, Governor Tamaki told reporters at the prefectural office on the 5th, "In addition to the excessive burden on the US military, further strengthening the capabilities of the Self-Defense Forces means that the excessive burden will increase."
On that basis, he said, ``If the Self-Defense Forces are to strengthen their posture, of course, the weight of the burden on the US military should be reduced.'' I showed the idea that we should proceed with the reduction of the bases and units of the US military.