沖縄県議会２月定例会が１５日開会し、翁長雄志知事が２０１７年度の県政運営方針を発表した。米軍普天間飛行場の移設に伴う辺野古新基地建設計画について「辺野古に新基地は造らせないということを、引き続き県政運営の柱に全力で取り組んでいく」と強調した。経済面では、観光リゾート産業や情報通信関連産業などのリーディング産業の拡充・強化で「２１年度の目標値である県内総生産５兆１千億円の達成や県民所得の向上に取り組む」とした。
在沖米軍基地について「戦後７１年を経た今もなお国土面積の約０・６％の沖縄県に７０・６％の米軍専用施設が存在する状況は異常としか言いようがない。過重な基地負担の軽減につながるよう全力で取り組む」と述べた。
英文へ→Obstructing Henoko base construction becomes pillar of Onaga administration’s 2017 objectives
Obstructing Henoko base construction becomes pillar of Onaga administration’s 2017 objectives
February 16, 2017 Ryukyu ShimpoAt a regular meeting of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly on February 15, Governor Takeshi Onaga announced his administration’s 2017 objectives. He addressed the plan to construct a replacement facility for Futenma Air Station in Henoko, asserting that his administration will not allow the new base to be built, and will tirelessly pursue this as a pillar of its objectives. In terms of the economy, Onaga said his administration will strive for expansion and strengthening of leading industries such as tourism and telecommunications, setting a 2021 benchmark goal for gross prefectural product to reach 5 trillion 10 billion yen, and a goal of increasing Okinawans’ income.
Onaga spoke about the U.S. military base burden, saying, “Now, 71 years after the war, there are no words to describe the abnormality of the current circumstances with 70.6 percent of U.S. military exclusive use facilities in Japan existing in Okinawa, while Okinawa only accounts for 0.6 percent of Japan’s land area.” He also asserted that his administration would put its full energy toward reducing Okinawa’s overlarge share of the base burden.
(English translation by T&CT and Erin Jones)
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