The planned reclamation area off the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 11. Reclamation in the central portion is completed. The soft seabed lies in the area to the right. (Eiji Hori)
In his policy speech at the opening of the extraordinary Diet session on Oct. 26, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged to reduce the burden of the heavy U.S. military presence in Okinawa Prefecture.
Suga promised to do so in a way that “shows sympathy and solidarity” with people in the prefecture.
This phrase was repeatedly used by Suga’s predecessor, Shinzo Abe, when he talked about issues related to U.S. military bases in the prefecture.