Villagers Say, "Everything Is Iejima" - Village Mayor Fears Intensification of u.s. Military Training as Repairs to Auxiliary Airfield Are Completed, and Calls for Restraint on Dropping Heavy Objects

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The U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa has completed repairs to the runway at Iejima Auxiliary Airfield, and operations resumed this month. While Mayor Masahide Najo of Ie Village, Okinawa Prefecture, said he was in favor of the training itself, which is based on the Japan-U.S. agreement, he expressed concern that it would increase the burden on the local community. He called for a voluntary restraint on supply drop training and a reduction in nightti…