People in Okinawa, Japan protested by kayaking against the relocation and reclamation of the US military airport.

　　BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) According to Kyodo News, it has been three years since the U.S. military Futenma Airport in Okinawa, Japan, moved to the ancient border of Nago City in the county and reclaimed land. On the same day, people who opposed the airport’s moving in took a kayak and protested at sea near the landfill, demanding that the project be stopped.

　　According to the report, small boats and about 30 kayaks gathered in the sea near the landfill site, and the protesters held high placards or banners such as "Protect the beautiful sea" and "Don’t throw sand". Facing the passing sand carriers and dump trucks, they shouted slogans such as "Stop illegal projects" and "Don’t kill corals".

　　According to reports, in front of the Schwab military camp of the US army next to the project site, people who opposed it also gathered.

　　On the 13th, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno emphasized the consistent position of the government at a press conference, saying that "moving to the border town is the only solution".

　　It was previously reported that the U.S. military Futenma base is located in Ginowan City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and has been criticized for its proximity to residential areas. The Japanese and American governments had previously agreed to relocate it to the ancient border area of Nago City, the prefecture. Okinawa people strongly oppose this and hope to completely move the base out of Okinawa. However, under the impetus of the American and Japanese governments, since December 2018, the region has started to reclaim land from the sea to promote the relocation plan.

　　According to reports, Okinawa Prefecture lost one after another in the lawsuit with the Japanese central government. Due to the discovery of soft foundation in the on-site sea area, in December 2019, the central government announced that in order to implement the foundation improvement project, the construction period will be extended from the original 5 years to about 9 years and 3 months. In April 2020, the central government applied to the county government for design changes. In November 2021, the governor of the county made a decision not to approve.