Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told that reclaimed land for the runway at Henoko is sacrilegious behavior against the nature, TBS broadcasted. Hatoyama has been insisting that Futenma should be removed outside of Japan or outside of Okinawa.
While Hatoyamaâs wander comments, Japanâs government signaled that it will accept most of a plan to relocate a military base on Okinawa, the Washington Post reported, citing unidentified U.S. and Japanese officials. Kyodo News cited Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama as saying the report is ânot exactly true.â
Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada told U.S. Ambassador John V. Roos in a meeting that Japan is leaning toward consenting to most of the 2006 accord to move the Futenma Air Base of the U.S. Marine Corps from the city to a less populated part of the island, the Post said. Okada suggested some changes, including the design of the runway at the new base, which would be located in the town of Henoko, the Washington-based newspaper said. U.S. officials indicated they approved of the plan, adding that it was a first step and that Japan would provide more details next week, the Post reported.
Hatoyama suggested yesterday that he may step down should he fail to resolve the issue by a self-imposed deadline of the end of May. Kyodo News wire service cited Hatoyama as telling reporters today that, while the Roos-Okada meeting took place, Japan shouldnât accept a proposal to use reclaimed land for the runway at Henoko because it is sacrilegious behavior against the nature.
