{"id":151742,"date":"2023-02-28T14:51:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T05:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=151742&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-02-28T14:51:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T05:51:14","slug":"saga-city-mayor-accepts-v-22-osprey-deployment-plan","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/saga-city-mayor-accepts-v-22-osprey-deployment-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Saga City Mayor Accepts V-22 Osprey Deployment Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the 27th, the mayor of Saga City announced at a press conference held at the city hall that he would accept the deployment plan of the Ground Self-Defense Force&#8217;s transport aircraft V-22 Osprey at Saga Airport in the city, after meeting with Japan\u2019s Deputy Defense Minister. According to the mayor, he conveyed eight demands regarding consideration for citizens&#8217; lives to Iino, and received a response that the Ministry of Defense would respond responsibly. The minister pointed out that there were concerns in the local area about the impact on seaweed fishing due to the drainage from the military base and the presence of the US military, and emphasized that he would explain it carefully to dispel any anxiety. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOUE276OB0X20C23A2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fnn_saga-airport-osprey_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=1280%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Saga City Mayor Accepts V-22 Osprey Deployment Plan \" width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fnn_saga-airport-osprey_2023_cl.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fnn_saga-airport-osprey_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fnn_saga-airport-osprey_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fnn_saga-airport-osprey_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photo from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Terminal_building_of_Saga_Airport_February_2016.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pekachu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Get Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu area news and events in English regularly.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign up for our <\/span><b>free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weekly newsletter. 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