Defense Bureau says Henoko landfill will proceed amid coronavirus precautions
A picture of Henoko, Nago City, where the Japanese government is advancing construction work to build a new U.S. military base.
March 3, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Defense Bureau stated on March 2 that the land reclamation work to add a new U.S. military base in Henoko, Nago City, will not be suspended as part of the ongoing efforts to control the spread of the new coronavirus strain, COVID-19.
The bureau said it conferred with its contractors and none had plans to halt the construction.
This was revealed by the bureau while responding to questioning by Okinawa’s elected members of Diet.
Previously, in a press conference held on February 28, Kazuyoshi Akaba, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, had stated that public works projects would be temporarily suspended or delayed in response to the coronavirus threat.
(English translation by T&CT and Monica Shingaki)
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