Regarding the Ministry of Defense's plan to build a training ground for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on the site of a former golf course in Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture, Defense Minister Kihara has said that he has no plans to abandon the plan at this time, but there is also an opinion written by the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly calling for its withdrawal. Based on this, he indicated that he would reconsider the matter.
Regarding the Ministry of Defense's plan to build a training ground for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on the site of a former golf course in Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture, local residents have repeatedly called for the plan to be withdrawn due to the surrounding area being a residential area, and the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly decided on the 7th. A written opinion requesting the revocation of the paper was unanimously passed.
Regarding this, Minister of Defense Kihara told reporters after the Cabinet meeting on the 8th, ``We have no plans to abandon the plan at this point, but from the perspective of emphasizing the relationship with the lives of residents, we will discuss how the land will be used after acquisition.'' We are reconsidering it," he said.
Regarding the opinion written by the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly, he stated, ``It is natural for the Ministry of Defense to take it seriously and take it into consideration in the current review work,'' indicating that the plan will be reconsidered based on the contents of the opinion. I did.