50 years since the return to the mainland of Okinawa On issues such as reducing the burden on government bases and promoting measures

This is 50 years since Okinawa Prefecture returned to the mainland.

As the conflict with the prefecture continues over the relocation plan of the US military Futenma base, the government will continue to face the challenge of reducing the burden on the base and steadily promoting promotion measures.

May 15th marks the 50th anniversary of the return of Okinawa Prefecture to the mainland.

To commemorate this, the government is considering holding a ceremony in collaboration with prefectures and is planning to issue commemorative coins.

In addition, we will submit an amendment to the ordinary Diet session, which will be convened this month, to extend the deadline of the Okinawa Promotion Special Measures Law, which is the end of March, by 10 years.

The amendment will include for the first time a provision to review the law within five years so that it will lead to more effective promotion measures.

On the other hand, regarding the plan to relocate the US military Futenma base to Henoko, Nago City, the prefecture has rejected the application for design change, but the Ministry of Defense has taken countermeasures, and the conflict between the two continues.

In addition, important elections will continue in Okinawa, such as the Nago Mayoral election this month and the prefectural governor's election by autumn, and it is expected that the election campaign will be fierce.

Under these circumstances, it will continue to be an issue for the government to reduce the burden on bases and steadily promote Okinawa's promotion measures.