Anti-U.S. base groups in Okinawa, Japanese nationals previously abducted by North Korea and the relatives of abductees on Thursday urged the new U.S. administration under President Joe Biden to take the initiative in resolving their respective issues.
People in Okinawa have called on Biden to review a controversial Japan-U.S. plan to relocate a key U.S. military base within the southernmost island prefecture.
"The will of Okinawans has continued to be ignored. I want (the Japanese and U.S. governments) to respect it," said Yuji Fukumoto, 64, the head of All Okinawa Kaigi, an anti-relocation group of political parties and residents.