In a court case over the improvement of the ground off the coast of Henoko, Nago City, where the U.S. military base Futenma in Okinawa is being relocated, the court accepted the government's appeal and ordered Okinawa Prefecture to approve the work. The national government plans to take steps to "substitute execution" if Okinawa Prefecture does not approve the project after the deadline, and the Ministry of Defense will steadily advance preparations for the start of improvement work.
On the 20th, the Naha Branch of the Fukuoka High Court accepted the government's appeal regarding the improvement work on the soft ground found off the coast of Henoko, Nago City, where the Futenma Air Base was relocated, and ordered Okinawa Prefecture to approve the work.
If Okinawa Prefecture does not approve the law after the deadline set by the court on the 25th of this month, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will approve it on behalf of Governor Tamaki.
Against this backdrop, the Ministry of Defense is making preparations for the start of improvement work.
We signed a contract with a contractor at the beginning of this month, and we plan to start work from the beginning of the year after bringing in materials and other materials.
In addition to driving a rake to a depth of 70 meters, which has never been done in Japan, the construction will require regular repairs even after the improvement.
In addition, it is said that it will take about 12 years after the start of improvement work before the relocation can be made, and how to reduce the danger of the Futenma base in the meantime will be a major issue for the government.