国际英语资讯:Japanese govt to resume construction of U.S. base, Okinawa chief Tamaki blasts move_时事

国际英语资讯:Japanese govt to resume construction of U.S. base, Okinawa chief Tamaki blasts move

Tamaki had previously said that the central government's continued push to continue the landfill work is completely unacceptable and against the will of Okinawans who wish to see the base moved outside of Okinawa and Japan altogether.

He said the central government's move "tramples on the will of voters shown in the Okinawa gubernatorial election and is totally unacceptable."

Tamaki became Okinawa governor on Oct. 4 following the death of his predecessor Governor Takeshi Onaga and has been urging the central government to reduce Okinawa's disproportionate base-hosting burdens.

Prior to his death, Onaga revoked a landfill permit necessary for the construction of the new base and Tamaki has said that he was trusted by Onaga, himself a staunch opponent to the base move, before his death, to uphold his wishes and those of the people of Okinawa and continue to block the central government's plans to move the base.

When filing the injunction, Tamaki said he was indignant at the central government's move to forge ahead with relocating the U.S. base to the pristine Henoko region in Okinawa, as days earlier in face-to-face talks with Abe in Tokyo, he had sought to seek resolution to the issue through dialogue.

While the central government's stance on the issue appears to be unwavering, as per a bilateral agreement made between Japan and the U.S. in 1996, Tamaki has intimated that he may petition Washington over the deal as it runs contrary to the will of the people of Okinawa.