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Japan to push ahead with U.S. base relocation despite Okinawa referendum result

By Linda Sieg

 

The relocation site for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma where land reclamation work continues is seen in the Henoko coastal district in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo February 23, 2019. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - A majority of voters in a referendum on Okinawa opposed a plan to relocate a U.S. military base within the southern Japanese island, but the central government said on Monday it intended to press ahead with its construction plans.

 

Just over 70 percent of voters opposed relocating the U.S. Marines' Futenma air base within Okinawa in Sunday's non-binding referendum, with a turnout of 63 percent. Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki was elected on that platform in September.

 

Okinawa is host to the bulk of U.S. military forces in Japan, whose alliance with Washington is central to its security. Many Okinawa residents associate the bases with crime, pollution and accidents.

 

The governor is required to respect the outcome and notify the premier and the U.S. president if the top response was backed by more than 25 percent of eligible voters.

 

Tokyo’s central government and Okinawa authorities have long been at loggerheads over the plan to move the air base.

 

A U.S.-Japan agreement calls for moving the base, which is surrounded by schools, hospitals and shops, to a less populated area, called Henoko, on the northern part of Okinawa.

 

However many Okinawa residents, indignant at what they see as an unfair burden, want the base off the island altogether.

 

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters on Monday the government was taking the results seriously, and would work to obtain the understanding of Okinawa residents, but that plans to move the base could not be deferred.

 

"We cannot avoid the necessity of moving Futenma, said to be the most dangerous base in the world," Abe said, noting that two decades had passed since the agreement to do so was made.

 

"We can't put this off any longer," he said.

 

Tamaki called on the government to accept the "firm decision" of the Okinawa people that the base relocation was unacceptable.

 

"I urge the government to change their view that relocating the base to Henoko is the only way and halt construction, along with more dialogue with us on closing Futenma and returning the land to us," Tamaki said.

 

The referendum result was unlikely to derail the central government's stance, said former Chuo University professor Steven Reed.

 

"It's not a matter of local government policy. It's a matter for foreign policy. The deal has been made," he said.

 

The outcome could give a bit of a boost to the struggling opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) - the largest among Japan's opposition groups - ahead of an upper house election this year, Reed said.

 

The CDPJ opposes the Futenma relocation plan.

 

"It could make a substantial difference in the next election in Okinawa and it could make some difference nationwide," he said.

 

Support for the CDPJ was just under 6 percent in a February survey by public broadcaster NHK, dwarfed by about 37 percent for Abe's Liberal Democratic Party.

 

(Additional reporting by Elaine Lies; Editing by Jason Neely and Paul Tait)

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-02-25

[Pedrogaz]

Time for this base to be closed and all US bases in Japan....all 96 of them....and for Japan to look after its own security at its own cost.

[IAMHERE]

After WW2, that island was land that the USA claimed as their own. Okinawa was an island nation that Japan won thru invasion and war so it was poetic that the USA kept it.  It was another day in infamy that the USA gave that island back to the Japanese, Should have kept it as a USA territory to remember winning.  In some way I understand Russia reclaiming their portion of the Ukraine.

[Dumbastheycome]

4 hours ago, IAMHERE said:

After WW2, that island was land that the USA claimed as their own. Okinawa was an island nation that Japan won thru invasion and war so it was poetic that the USA kept it.  It was another day in infamy that the USA gave that island back to the Japanese, Should have kept it as a USA territory to remember winning.  In some way I understand Russia reclaiming their portion of the Ukraine.

So  why  not  an International Territory? The USA did  not  win the defencive war against  Japan. It was an Allied International victory. The infamy is in the historical perpetuated  delusion !

[Benmart]

1 hour ago, Dumbastheycome said:

So  why  not  an International Territory? The USA did  not  win the defencive war against  Japan. It was an Allied International victory. The infamy is in the historical perpetuated  delusion !

Ask that question to those that died taking that island from those that instigated the infamy of December 7, 1941...if your dilusional mind can go back that far.

[Srikcir]

1 hour ago, Dumbastheycome said:

So  why  not  an International Territory? The USA did  not  win the defencive war against  Japan. It was an Allied International victory. The infamy is in the historical perpetuated  delusion !

WW2 had nothing to do with Japan's occupation of the island.

• The island region was placed under direct leadership of Japan as a prefecture in 1879.
• After Japan's surrender of Okinawa to the US in 1945, the island was placed under US administration.
• In 1971 President Richard Nixon and Prime Minister Eisaku Sato agreed on Okinawa’s reversion to Japan and Okinawa became a part of Japan again on May 15, 1972.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/12/reference/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/#.XHQK97hS-00

History is a harsh master of fact.

[Baerboxer]

17 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

WW2 had nothing to do with Japan's occupation of the island.

• The island region was placed under direct leadership of Japan as a prefecture in 1879.
• After Japan's surrender of Okinawa to the US in 1945, the island was placed under US administration.
• In 1971 President Richard Nixon and Prime Minister Eisaku Sato agreed on Okinawa’s reversion to Japan and Okinawa became a part of Japan again on May 15, 1972.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/12/reference/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/#.XHQK97hS-00

History is a harsh master of fact.

 

Off topic but interesting. After WW11 the US did it's upmost to see the end of colonial empire legacies, namely the British and French Empires. But apparently saw nothing wrong in building it's own!

 

As for Okinawa - did anyone ask them in 1879 if they wanted to be part of Japan? And did anyone ask them again in 1972? Maybe the referendum should've asked do you want independence?

 

 

[Dumbastheycome]

1 hour ago, Benmart said:

Ask that question to those that died taking that island from those that instigated the infamy of December 7, 1941...if your dilusional mind can go back that far.

On  7th December  1941 ? The  beginning of a war  declared against  and  fought against in defence  by   allied multiple  nations. The  delusion is  not mine despite being of an age post dating any  actual living memory of that but could  provide a  lengthy list of previous  generation  family  members  who  perished in that defence who were  not  US  citizens.

[Prissana Pescud]

8 hours ago, IAMHERE said:

After WW2, that island was land that the USA claimed as their own. Okinawa was an island nation that Japan won thru invasion and war so it was poetic that the USA kept it.  It was another day in infamy that the USA gave that island back to the Japanese, Should have kept it as a USA territory to remember winning.  In some way I understand Russia reclaiming their portion of the Ukraine.

The Russians took the northern Japanese islands after WW2. They were never part of Russia before that,

just as most of the land Russia "acquired" after WW2. By your argument, the western allies could have divided up

France, Germany and so on because they won the war. No Western civilisations gave the land back.

Except US. They forced many countries including Japan to accept US bases.

It has caused untold misery to millions around the world.

PS. You should understand that at one time Japan "owned" Taiwan and all the island in between.

Okinawan peoples are of Indigenous and Japanese ancestory.

And the indigenous islanders are of ancient stock that lived on all these island off of China and Japan and are mostly repressed.

[thaibeachlovers]

On ‎2‎/‎25‎/‎2019 at 10:39 PM, IAMHERE said:

After WW2, that island was land that the USA claimed as their own. Okinawa was an island nation that Japan won thru invasion and war so it was poetic that the USA kept it.  It was another day in infamy that the USA gave that island back to the Japanese, Should have kept it as a USA territory to remember winning.  In some way I understand Russia reclaiming their portion of the Ukraine.

Seems the Okinawa people forget that Japan surrendered unconditionally. They only have the right, IMO, for what the US wants them to have. Pity the US did not use the opportunity to declare a very large separation strip around the base, about 10 miles would be good, so the locals couldn't build up to the boundary of the base.

Regardless, if the base is to remain they have to move it. Allowing building up to the boundary was madness, and the subsequent problems only to be expected, IMO.

Having said that, seems that whoever is in charge of the reclamation has stuffed up badly, and given oodles of ammunition to the base opponents.

 

[thaibeachlovers]

On ‎2‎/‎26‎/‎2019 at 4:45 AM, Srikcir said:

WW2 had nothing to do with Japan's occupation of the island.

• The island region was placed under direct leadership of Japan as a prefecture in 1879.
• After Japan's surrender of Okinawa to the US in 1945, the island was placed under US administration.
• In 1971 President Richard Nixon and Prime Minister Eisaku Sato agreed on Okinawa’s reversion to Japan and Okinawa became a part of Japan again on May 15, 1972.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/12/reference/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/#.XHQK97hS-00

History is a harsh master of fact.

I'm beginning to think that "Tricky Dickie" Nixon must have been the worst ever US president. He caused many problems for us now.

[IAMHERE]

On 2/26/2019 at 1:28 AM, Prissana Pescud said:

The Russians took the northern Japanese islands after WW2. They were never part of Russia before that,

just as most of the land Russia "acquired" after WW2. By your argument, the western allies could have divided up

France, Germany and so on because they won the war. No Western civilisations gave the land back.

Except US. They forced many countries including Japan to accept US bases.

It has caused untold misery to millions around the world.

PS. You should understand that at one time Japan "owned" Taiwan and all the island in between.

Okinawan peoples are of Indigenous and Japanese ancestory.

And the indigenous islanders are of ancient stock that lived on all these island off of China and Japan and are mostly repressed.

If you had said that Russia has four Japanese islands that Russia won in the War of 1905 (well before WW2) , your argument would sound more sound.  Yes, America made a mistake of not keeping land that was won in WW2. As an aside the USA also had a couple sites in Germany that was American, Dachau and a few acres in Frankfort come to mind; Also dumb ass POTUS gave that land back to the Germans.