Abstract
The Issue of the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma’s Relocation during the Administration of the Democratic Party of Japan
Highlights
In 2006 the United States (US) and Japan signed a Bilateral Accord on Aligning U.S Forces in Japan
During the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) administration, the government focused on national security issues in order to relocate MCAS Futenma to Henoko
Okinawans on the other hand took into account the tremendous burden they had endured far in their argument to oppose the relocation of MCAS Futenma inside Okinawa
Summary
In 2006 the United States (US) and Japan signed a Bilateral Accord on Aligning U.S Forces in Japan. The agreement was considered the best solution by the central government, dissatisfaction was still abound because majority of Okinawans wanted the MCAS Futenma to be relocated totally out of Okinawa or even Japan. This is proven in the Okinawa Times and Asahi Shimbun poll conducted in June 2009, which found that 68 per cent of residents was opposed to the MCAS Futenma relocation into Okinawa. The Ryukyu Shimpo/Mainichi Shimbun poll in 2009 found 70 per cent of the Okinawans oppose the construction of U.S military base in Okinawa to replace MCAS Futenma in Ginowan. Japan was concerned about North Korea’s massive nuclear weapons development which may potentially bring instability to the region
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