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210299
Thu, 09/29/2011 - 17:26
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Kadena assembly demands Japan, U.S. gov'ts reduce impact from base
NAHA, Japan, Sept. 29 Kyodo - The town assembly of Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, adopted a resolution of protest Thursday against the Japanese and U.S. governments, demanding they act on a promise to alleviate noise and other burdens on local residents from the U.S. Kadena Air Base.
In a unanimous vote, the assembly passed the resolution that said it ''strongly protests against the attitude of the U.S. forces and the U.S. government, which have been disregarding town residents, and the negligence of the Japanese government that has been ignoring the situation.''
Although Tokyo and Washington have agreed to limit night flights at the Kadena base between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., monitoring near the base in the year through March showed a record-high monthly average of occasions when noise levels exceeding Japanese environmental standards were logged between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
The assembly also passed a motion reiterating its demand that three influential U.S. senators drop their proposal to integrate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station into Kadena base, which is home to the U.S. Air Force's largest combat wing.
Japan and the United States agreed in 2006 to transfer some flight drills conducted at Kadena to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's installations elsewhere in Japan to reduce noise pollution.
In a unanimous vote, the assembly passed the resolution that said it ''strongly protests against the attitude of the U.S. forces and the U.S. government, which have been disregarding town residents, and the negligence of the Japanese government that has been ignoring the situation.''
Although Tokyo and Washington have agreed to limit night flights at the Kadena base between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., monitoring near the base in the year through March showed a record-high monthly average of occasions when noise levels exceeding Japanese environmental standards were logged between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
The assembly also passed a motion reiterating its demand that three influential U.S. senators drop their proposal to integrate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station into Kadena base, which is home to the U.S. Air Force's largest combat wing.
Japan and the United States agreed in 2006 to transfer some flight drills conducted at Kadena to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's installations elsewhere in Japan to reduce noise pollution.
