冲绳县知事古谢玄太于周五表示，他接受美军MV-22“鱼鹰”运输机部署在普天间空军基地，此举扭转了这个日本南部县份长期以来对美军部署该战机的反对立场。
Okinawa Governor Genta Koja said on Friday he accepts the deployment of US military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Futenma air station, reversing the southern Japan prefecture’s long-standing opposition to their presence.
此前，持批评美军基地立场的历任冲绳县知事自该倾转旋翼机于2012年首次驻扎该基地之前起，就以安全隐患为由一直反对部署该战机。古谢于上月底就任冲绳县知事。
Previous prefectural governments, under governors critical of US bases, had opposed the deployment of the tilt-rotor aircraft since before they were first stationed at the base in 2012, citing safety concerns. Koja assumed the post of Okinawa governor late last month.
古谢在县政府办公室对记者表示：“部署已经过去了10多年。考虑到自卫队也在运营该战机，要求撤回其部署或使用是不切实际的。”
“More than 10 years have passed since the deployment. Considering that the Self-Defence Forces operate the aircraft, it is not realistic to call for a reversal of their deployment or use,” Koja told reporters at the prefectural government office.
*古谢在获得日本首相高市早苗执政党自由民主党支持的知事选举中获胜，他打破了前任们的惯例，支持将位于人口稠密的宜野湾市的美军海军陆战队普天间航空站搬迁至冲绳县名护市沿海的边野古地区的计划。
In a break from his predecessors, Koja, who won the gubernatorial election backed by Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, supports the plan to relocate US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in densely populated Ginowan to the coastal Henoko area in Nago within Okinawa.
古谢表示，他接受“鱼鹰”部署符合他对搬迁计划的支持，该计划将把战机转移至边野古。
Koja said his acceptance of the Osprey deployment is in line with his support for the relocation plan, which will see the aircraft transferred to Henoko.
“鱼鹰”战机既能像直升机一样垂直起降，又能像固定翼飞机一样巡航，在日本国内外都有事故记录。
Ospreys, capable of taking off and landing like a helicopter but also cruising like a fixed-wing plane, have a track record of accidents both in Japan and abroad.
与此同时，古谢表示，对“鱼鹰”安全性的担忧并未消除。他说：“我希望彻底确认该战机的安全性。”
Koja, meanwhile, said that concerns about the Osprey’s safety have not been dispelled. “I want the safety of the aircraft to be thoroughly confirmed,” he said.
2023年11月，一架美国空军CV-22坠毁在日本西南部鹿儿岛县屋久岛附近海域，导致全部8名机组人员死亡。
In November 2023, a US Air Force CV-22 crashed into the sea near Yakushima Island in Kagoshima prefecture in southwestern Japan, killing all eight crew members.
2016年12月，一架隶属于普天间基地的MV-22在名护附近迫降。共同社报道
In December 2016, an MV-22 belonging to the Futenma base crash-landed off Nago. By Kyodo