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Noda shows resolve to negotiate with Okinawa over Futenma issue
TOKYO, Sept. 30 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda expressed his resolve Friday to negotiate with the local government and community in Okinawa over a plan to relocate a key U.S. base within the southwestern island prefecture.
''Our basic stance is to reduce the burden on Okinawa (from hosting bases) according to the Japan-U.S. agreement,'' Noda said at a news conference marking his one month in office. ''I will strive to carefully explain this and gain their understanding.''
The stalemate over the relocation of the base is among the unfinished tasks that Noda inherited from his predecessor, including reconstruction in areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant and the impact of the strong yen on the economy.
Noda's remarks came after his talks with U.S. President Barack Obama in New York, during which they confirmed that Tokyo and Washington adhere to the bilateral deal to move the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from Ginowan to the less populated coastal area of Nago's Henoko district, both in Okinawa.
Okinawa, which hosts the bulk of U.S. military forces in Japan, remains strongly opposed to the plan and wants the base moved out of the prefecture.
Noda has said he will visit Okinawa at an early date but the schedule has yet to be fixed.
Touching on Japan's energy situation, a new and pressing challenge in the wake of the nuclear disaster, Noda said the government will continue to review its basic energy policy, which calls for building new nuclear plants, and unveil its view on whether to allow the export of nuclear power generation technology following a thorough review of the nuclear crisis.
2011-09-30 23:17:56
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda expressed his resolve Friday to negotiate with the local government and community in Okinawa over a plan to relocate a key U.S. base within the southwestern island prefecture.
''Our basic stance is to reduce the burden on Okinawa (from hosting bases) according to the Japan-U.S. agreement,'' Noda said at a news conference marking his one month in office. ''I will strive to carefully explain this and gain their understanding.''
The stalemate over the relocation of the base is among the unfinished tasks that Noda inherited from his predecessor, including reconstruction in areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant and the impact of the strong yen on the economy.
Noda's remarks came after his talks with U.S. President Barack Obama in New York, during which they confirmed that Tokyo and Washington adhere to the bilateral deal to move the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from Ginowan to the less populated coastal area of Nago's Henoko district, both in Okinawa.
Okinawa, which hosts the bulk of U.S. military forces in Japan, remains strongly opposed to the plan and wants the base moved out of the prefecture.
Noda has said he will visit Okinawa at an early date but the schedule has yet to be fixed.
Touching on Japan's energy situation, a new and pressing challenge in the wake of the nuclear disaster, Noda said the government will continue to review its basic energy policy, which calls for building new nuclear plants, and unveil its view on whether to allow the export of nuclear power generation technology following a thorough review of the nuclear crisis.
2011-09-30 23:17:56
