
Okinawa Times Report on March 30 reported:
Ginowan City (Mayor Iha Yoichi) is considering filing a lawsuit against the Japanese government for their "failure to act" on the problem of noise pollution and the risk of accidents caused by Futenma Air Station. Ginowan City just passed the 2010 fiscal year budget bill that includes 1,180,000 yen
(approx. US$13,000) that covers the cost of hiring lawyers and researchers for preliminary research to assess the feasibility of such lawsuit. An approval by the city council will be required for the actual lawsuit, and a motion will be submitted to the council as early as June 2010.
国提訴の調査費可決 宜野湾議会、普天間放置で
(沖縄タイムス 3月30日)
【宜野湾】米軍普天間飛行場の危険性が放置されているとして、宜野湾市(伊波洋一

伊波市長は「騒音被害や墜落の危険性を放置することは許されず、国の不作為を法的手段で問えないか探りたい」としている。
調査事業費は約118万円。県内外の弁護士や研究者らでつくる調査・検討チームに委託。基地の運用実態と各種法例を照らし合わせ、基地の使用差し止めなどが可能かどうかや、その費用などを詰める。
実際に訴訟を起こすには議会の承認が必要なため、早ければ6月の市議会定例会にも議案が出される可能性がある。同議案には当初、一部の野党系市議から疑問視する見方もあったが、原案通り可決された。
The below photos are from when a Marine helicopter crashed into the campus of Okinawa International University on August 13, 2004. Citizens of Ginowan and those who work and study in Ginowan are constantly threatened by the risk of such accidents.

This is a photo of Ginowan Citizens' rally to protest against the dangerous Futenma Air Station, held on September 12, 2004, right after the helicopter accident. 30,000 people, in the city of a population less than 90,000, attended. The citizens called for immediate termination of Futenma Air Station as a helicopter base and swift return of the land.
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