BREAKING NEWS: New Okinawa Governor Accepts Deployment of U.S. Military Ospreys
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South China Morning Post
PressNewsAgencyOkinawa drops opposition to hosting crash-prone US Osprey aircraft
Okinawa Governor Genta Koja said on Friday he accepts the deployment of US military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Futenma air station, reversing the southern Japan prefecture’s long-standing opposition to their presence. Previous prefectural governments, under governors critical of US bases, had opposed the deployment of the tilt-rotor aircraft since before they were first stationed at the base in 2012, citing safety concerns. Koja assu…
The Governor of the southernmost Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, Genta Kojia, authorized the continued stay of American military converters, despite protests from the former administration of the region, and in a meeting with journalists, the head of the region described the unrealistic demand to stop the use of the conversion plans, noting their participation in joint exercises with the Japanese armed forces, transmitting TASS with reference to…
Regarding the Osprey vertical takeoff and landing transport aircraft operated by the U.S. military and the Japan Self-Defense Forces, Okinawa Governor Genta Koja stated on the morning of the 16th that, considering that more than 10 years have passed since the aircraft were deployed in the prefecture, "it is not realistic to withdraw the deployment or use of the aircraft." This is the first time that the Governor of Okinawa Prefecture has taken a…
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