Okinawa Prefectural Assembly lodges protest against Japanese and U.S. governments after U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing, calls for “a stop to flights over private property”
The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly passed a resolution and opinion statement June 28 at their regular session in protest after a U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing on Tsuken Island in Uruma – June 28, at the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly in Naha
June 28, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly (Noboru Akamine, speaker) unanimously passed a resolution and opinion statement June 28 at their regular session in protest after a U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing on Tsuken Island in Uruma on June 2, demanding a halt to all U.S. military flights and training exercises in the airspace over private property. The protest resolution was addressed to the U.S. to people such as the U.S. ambassador in Japan, and the opinion statement was addressed to Japan to recipients such as the Japanese prime minister.
In the resolution and statement, they raised issues such as the fact that the emergency landing took place only 120 meters from a civilian’s house, and that crashes and emergency landings of aircraft that belong to MCAS Futenma are happening repeatedly. Additionally, they stated they were “firmly protesting in the interest of protecting citizens’ lives and property.” Specifically, they demanded 1. A detailed investigation of the cause, and to make the results of the investigation public; 2. Halt all U.S. military flights and training exercises in the airspace over private property; 3. Improve the U.S. military aircraft servicing and inspection system; 4. Enforce a strict restriction against nighttime flight training; and 5. Fundamentally revise the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement.
(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)
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