朝日新聞デジタル 小山謙太郎 2016年12月27日12時11分
米軍普天間飛行場（沖縄県宜野湾市）の名護市辺野古への移設計画で、埋め立て工事の再開を警戒して計画に反対する市民らが２７日、辺野古の米軍キャンプ・シュワブ前で反対集会を開いた。大規模な集会は、工事が中断された３月以来という。
ゲート前には午前６時半ごろから約２００人が集まり、県道脇に座り込んで「新しい基地を造らせるな」と声を上げた。主婦の渡嘉敷喜代子さん（７６）は、普天間飛行場がある宜野湾市から参加した。「普天間飛行場が無くなっても、沖縄に新しい米軍基地ができては意味が無い。県内のどの地域も、米軍機の騒音や墜落の不安に悩まされ続ける」と話した。
ゲート前での座り込みは、市民団体の「ヘリ基地反対協議会」などによって２０１４年７月から連日続いており、この日で９０５日目。ただし、埋め立て承認取り消しを巡る訴訟で国と県が３月に和解し、工事が中断した後は参加人数が減っていた。（小山謙太郎）
辺野古で反対集会、工事再開を警戒 ２００人座り込み
朝日新聞デジタル 小山謙太郎 2016年12月27日12時11分
Over 200 protest gov't's resumption of Henoko base relocation work
December 27, 2016 (Mainichi Japan)NAGO, Okinawa -- More than 200 people staged a protest here against the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the Henoko district of this city on Dec. 27 as the government resumed construction work the same day, chanting slogans such as "No base for Henoko's sea."
In front of the gates at U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Henoko, a sit-in began shortly past 6:30 a.m. as base security guards wearing helmets kept watch. One after another, protesters arrived by bus or car at the gates used by construction vehicles to join the demonstration.
This afternoon, the central government resumed base relocation work for the first time since March, after Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga retracted his revocation of his predecessor's approval for reclamation work off Henoko as part of the base relocation work a day earlier.
"This is the start of a new struggle. We must not lose," said Satoru Oshiro, 53, secretary-general of the Okinawa Heiwa Undo Center (Okinawa peace movement center), as he addressed the protesters. In response, rally participants raised placards reading, "No to resumption of construction work!" and "Don't kill the sea."
The day marked three years since then Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima approved the central government's request for reclamation work off Henoko. Gov. Onaga, who replaced Nakaima, subsequently rescinded his predecessor's approval, but he retracted the revocation on Dec. 26 after the Okinawa Prefectural Government lost a court battle against the central government over the issue.
Keiichi Yamauchi, 66, a farmer from the Okinawa Prefecture village of Yomitan who has taken part in anti-base protests for about three years, said, "The situation has returned to what it was that day three years ago." Raising his fist in anger, he added, "If the relocation work is granted, Okinawa, which is filled with U.S. military bases, will face an even worse situation. We must start over."
Makoto Yasu, 51, an occupational therapist from the Okinawa Prefecture town of Yonabaru, joined the protest ahead of his work. "If the base is built here, our daily lives will be further threatened." He emphasized, "The military won't protect the lives of residents."
Meanwhile, Kyoki Nakagawa, secretary-general of the LDP's Okinawa Prefectural Chapter, said, "The Supreme Court ruling showed that the previous governor's decision was not mistaken. Relocation is unavoidable if we are to eliminate the dangers posed by Futenma air station. I will closely watch the progress of construction."
December 27, 2016 (Mainichi Japan)
