Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine asked Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday to revise the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement.
"We can longer accept measures that focus only on improvement in application of the SOFA" and not revise the agreement itself, Inamine told reporters after meeting with Koizumi at the Prime Minister's Official Residence.
Inamine's plea came after a U.S. military helicopter crashed Aug. 13 at Okinawa International University in Ginowan.