冲绳新任知事古谢玄太周三敦促政府就该国西南部的国防扩建计划做出充分解释。
New Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja urged the government on Wednesday to give sufficient explanation about its defense buildup in the country’s southwest.
古谢在那霸办公室举行的就职新闻发布会上表示：“我不会无条件接受”该地区的国防扩建。
“I will not unconditionally accept” the defense buildup in the region, Koja said in an inaugural news conference at his office in Naha.
他呼吁中央政府向当地居民解释国防扩建的意义，争取居民的理解，在减轻驻军负担与避免干扰机场和港口的民用之间取得平衡。
He called on the central government to explain to local residents the significance of the defense buildup, gain the residents’ understanding, strike a balance with efforts to reduce the burden of hosting military bases and avoid disrupting civilian use of airports and ports.
古谢重申，他同意将美国海军陆战队普天间空军基地迁至县内，以便尽早消除该基地带来的危险。
Koja reiterated that he agrees on the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within the prefecture in order to remove the dangers posed by the base as early as possible.
他在9月13日的选举中获胜，成为12年来首位不反对将普天间基地从宜野湾市迁至名护市边野古地区的冲绳知事。
He won the election on Sept. 13, becoming the first Okinawa governor in 12 years who does not oppose the Futenma base relocation from Ginowan to the Henoko district in Nago.
这位知事对美军计划在县内嘉手纳空军基地部署“堤丰”中程导弹系统表示不满，称“该计划尚未得到充分解释”。
The governor voiced dissatisfaction with the U.S. military’s plan to store the Typhon intermediate-range missile system at its Kadena Air Base in the prefecture, saying, “the plan has not been adequately explained.”
古谢表示，他计划今年恢复与中央政府的冲绳政策会谈，该会议上一次举行是在2013年。
Koja said he aims to resume Okinawa policy talks with the central government this year, a meeting last held in 2013.