Local News

Kagoshima Prefecture Gov. Yuichiro Ito has declared his personal opposition to the Defense Ministry’s planned move of American land-based carrier landings by naval aircraft to the uninhabited Mageshima in his prefecture, 12 kilometers from Tanegashima. Gov. Ito had maintained his neutrality on the issue because he said the wishes of the public should be paramount. A majority of the residents of the four closest municipalities have signed a petition opposing the move.