• The U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, seen in February, is located within the densely populated city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. | KYODO
    The U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, seen in February, is located within the densely populated city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. | KYODO
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Military analyst Kazuhisa Ogawa says that he has a plan that could solve the Futenma base mess in just two days.

Ogawa, head of the Yokohama-based Strategic Research Institute of International Change, called on the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to seriously consider his proposal as a substitute for relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from the central part of Okinawa Island to the Henoko area in the northern part of the island, given that the Henoko plan is facing strident opposition from Okinawa’s residents.

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