沖繩島縣知事批准在沖繩設立美軍基地

The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa has approved the relocation of a U.S. Marine Corps air station to reclaimed land along the coast, breaking a campaign promise to have it removed from the island.

An Okinawan official confirmed Friday that Governor Hirokazu Nakaima approved the Japanese Defense Ministry's application to reclaim land for a new military base on Okinawa's coast. It would replace the U.S. Marine Corps base in Futenma, a more congested part of Okinawa's main island.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe persuaded Nakaima to approve the move in a meeting Wednesday, after offering increased financial assistance to the island.

Futenma is located in a heavily populated area of Ginowan where residents complain of the noise made by jets and the safety of people living around the facility. Tokyo has insisted on the move as called for in an agreement reached with the United States in 2006.

Okinawa residents have steadfastly opposed the agreement.日本南部沖繩島的行政長官批准一個美國海軍陸戰隊空軍基地重新設在該島沿岸，這違反了他在競選中做出的將該基地遷離沖繩島的承諾。

沖繩島一名官員星期五證實，沖繩縣知事仲井真弘多批准了日本防衛省有關在沖繩島沿岸設立一個新軍事基地的申請。該基地將取代美國海軍陸戰隊的普天間基地，普天間位於沖繩島人口更密集的一個地區。

日本首相安倍晉三星期三會晤仲井真弘多，說服他批准這一申請。此前安倍晉三提出增加對衝繩島的財政援助。

普天間位於人口密集的宜野灣市，當地居民抱怨噴氣機的噪音太大以及基地周邊居民的安全受到影響。東京堅持依照2006年與美國達成的協議，將該基地遷離普天間。
沖繩島居民一直強烈反對這項協議，要求將美軍基地遷離沖繩島。