While concerns about an emergency in Taiwan have been pointed out, Governor Tamaki of Okinawa Prefecture, where the US military bases are concentrated, visited Washington for six days and asked US government officials and others to ease tensions through diplomacy and the burden of Okinawa's bases. appealed for a reduction in
Okinawa Prefecture is home to 70% of the U.S. military facilities in Japan.
Governor Tamaki of Okinawa Prefecture visited Washington for six days from March 6, and met with officials from the Department of State and the Department of Defense, as well as members of Congress.
Governor Tamaki explained the current state of Okinawa's military burden as the country's defense capabilities continue to strengthen, and his stance against the relocation of the Futenma base to Henoko, Nago City. It means that I appealed that we should work on mitigation.
On the other hand, I attended a press conference at the National Press Club on the 9th, but there were times when only one American media company attended.
At the end of the series of events, Governor Tamaki said, "I think it was a great achievement that I was able to directly explain my thoughts on Okinawa's problems. I will research the direction of development in the future after returning to Okinawa. I want to do it," and left for Japan on the 10th.