The Communist Party chairman Kazuo Shii strongly protested that a fighter belonging to the US military Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture dumped two fuel tanks during the flight, one of which fell near a residential area. He acknowledged that the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement needs to be revised so that police investigations can be carried out.
On the 30th, an F16 fighter at Misawa Air Base, which made an emergency landing at Aomori Airport, dumped two fuel tanks before landing, one of which fell near a residential area in Fukaura Town, Aomori Prefecture.
"The fall point was only about 20 meters from the nearest house. Residents said that if they made a mistake, the house would collapse and die," the Communist Party chairman Shii said in a press conference. I would like to strongly protest the accident. "
He added, "There is a wall of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement, and even if such an accident occurs, the investigation by the Japanese police will not reach. I strongly request a drastic revision of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement."