Ferry flights resumed Aug. 12 of U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft from Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, to Okinawa, triggering local criticism a week after a fatal U.S. Air Force chopper crash in the prefecture.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe again pledged to make every possible effort to relieve Okinawa's burden of hosting the bulk of U.S. military installations in Japan. "It is our policy to give priority to considering the lives of local residents," Abe said. (Kyodo)
沖縄で米海兵隊の新型輸送機オスプレイの追加配備が8月12日、再開された。米軍ヘリコプター墜落事故からわずか1週間後の配備再開に沖縄県民の反発は高まっている。
The Japan Times ST: August 23, 2013