Secretary-General Kagoshima Thought to seek local understanding through acquisition of Magejima December 2, 18:25
As for the U.S. military training transfer destination in Japan, the secretary of the secretary of the secretary of the state of Magoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, which is scheduled to acquire, will continue to officially proceed with the acquisition process, and will seek the understanding of the local community. It was.
With the acquisition of approximately 16 billion yen, the Ministry of Defense will go around Mage Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, which is scheduled to be acquired as a transfer destination for training of US aircraft carriers in Japan. A certain agreement has been reached.
Secretary of the Secretariat said at the press conference in the afternoon that he would refrain from detailed grounds for acquiring the purchase price, but “Acquisition of Mageshima is extremely helpful in maintaining and strengthening the deterrence of the Japan-US alliance in the region and strengthening the defense power of Japan. I think it ’s important and the value of the deal is reasonable. ”
On top of that, “Local understanding and cooperation are extremely important in securing landing training facilities for US aircraft carrier aircraft. I want to explain carefully if the government can formally acquire it while accepting local thoughts.” He expressed his intention to seek local understanding after proceeding with the formal acquisition procedure.