Some residents and municipalities near the Yokota Air Base are upset the U.S. military plans to deploy Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to the facility in western Tokyo.
Kiyoharu Horiuchi, a 60-year-old former printing company worker who lives a 10-minute walk from the air base, said Wednesday he does not welcome the plan.
"Considering all the negative aspects such as the Osprey's loud noise and its high risk of accident . . . I think nobody wants it to come near their home," he said.