Daily Denny: Okinawan Governor Denny Tamaki in the news


Denny Tamaki is the governor of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. Although Okinawa is important as an international tourist destination and a key element in US Military Forces, its governor receives very little coverage in the Japanese press and almost none in the English language media.


This blog hopes to  translate one news article a day on the governor.  It is unsponsored and unauthorized. The translator simply hopes to improve his skills and perhaps give the governor an English speaking audience. Any suggestion on improving the translation will be gratefully accepted. However, please leave political comments for another forum.





Daily Denny 12 July 2021

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/3bb1119da0d9600a517cdb08f3ba416cf97d4745

Okinawa Times: 11 July 2021 11:11


Okinawa’s Governor Denny on “ the temporary subsidy participation distribution.”


On 11 July, Governor Denny Tamaki spoke at Okinawa Prefectural Office in an on-line All-Japan Governors’ Meeting on prefectural requests. 


Okinawa Prefecture’s Governor Denny Tamaki participated on-line on the afternoon of 11 July at the Covid 19 Emergency Countermeasures Headquarters of the All-Japan Governors’ Meeting.

He complained about the Prefectural Government’s financial distress, noting, “Contagion prevention countermeasures take a ton of money.The crucial public funds are absolutely insufficient.”


He explained, “I’ve strongly requested that the temporary subsidy participation distribution be carried out  quickly.” He further noted that, because of budgetary measures associated with the Emergency Situation Declaration extension until 22 August, the prefecture has totally used up the financial aid adjustment fund connected to the budget. 


Moreover, concerning Covid 19 vaccines,Governor Tamaki requested, “ As for the guarantee of quickly needed supplies, I request the Japanese Government to urgently rush the work of getting them to us.”




Daily Denny 11 July 2021

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ae50de666d0466ad237aa3a0de1516dbaadb3e2e

Ryukyu Shinpo, Thursday 8 July 2021, 11:49


Governor Tamaki insists, “There’s no way I can accept it,” concerning the dumping of US Military PFOS outside the bases.


In answer to a press corps question at about 9 A.M. on 8 July at the Prefectural Office, Governor Denny Tamaki responded that he would ask for internal US Military disposal.The US Military is considering methods to dispose of liquids including an organic fluoride compound, designated a hazardous substance, outside it’s bases. In response to a press corps question on his view of the problem on the morning of 8 July, Governor Denny Tamaki responded, “There’s no way I can possibly accept that! Since it’s stuff the US Military has in its possession, I have to request that the disposal be handled within the US Military.”


He indicated his intention to have the office in charge gather detailed information on the matter.

The Okinawa Defence Bureau admitted on 8July that the US Military was considering disposal methods for water containing PFOS, a kind of organic fluoride compound. In addition, he noted, “I hesitate to comment on the details of negotiations with the American side, for the sake of relations with our adversaries.”


Daily Denny 10 July 2021

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4f16e6bdec094607b0d7f648874216abf23974a3

Ryukyu Shinpo: Saturday 10 July 2021, 5:14


Governor Denny Tamaki worried about basic finances with the financial adjustment fund at rock-bottom combatting Corona.


During a scheduled interview on 9 July, Governor Denny Tamaki discussed the public finance restraints of dealing with the variants of Covid 19: “Provincial finances, our financial adjustment fund, are hitting rock bottom. (Due to the Prefecture’s uniqueness), when we set our hands to economic methods, there are areas where the struggle for basic finances is a worry.” 


He further pointed out the recognition that, although the extension of the State of Emergency Declaration has been decided, during the extension period it’s difficult to pound out economic countermeasures and so on from the prefectural independent budget, 


With prefectural expenses to combat the contagion still rising, the “financial adjustment fund”, which accounts for prefectural savings, was expected to hit zero in the 11th supplementary budget of the 2021 general accounts proposal scheduled to be submitted to the Prefectural Assembly on 11 July. 


While Governor Tamaki expressed the idea of going to the Japanese government for economic action, he emphasized the idea of widespread prevention of the contagion. Touching on the government plan of carrying out free PCR tests targeting planes bound for Okinawa from Narita, Itami, Fukuoka and so on, the governor noted: “In cooperation with the Japanese Government, along with people from the tourist industry and others, I want to request that their websites point out that we welcome people tested before coming to the prefecture.”


Daily Denny 9 July 2021

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a1165756aef65e5be15c49feeea3957bcf1abd61

Okinawa Times: Thursday, 8 July, 11:01 


On the American Military sewerage release, Governor Denny Tamaki opined with strong displeasure, “There’s no way I could possibly accept it!”

At a morning press conference at the Okinawa Prefectural Offices on 8 July, in response to a question on the American Military sewerage release, Governor Denny Tamaki opined with strong displeasure, “There’s no way I could possibly accept it!”

 

There are organic fluoride compounds (PFOS) in the American Military’s Futenma Air Station’s sewerage tanks. The American Military has proposed to the Japanese government the concept of disposing of this sewerage by watering it down to the government’s tentative pollution disposal guidelines and dumping it in neighboring rivers. In response to this idea, Governor Denny Tamaki opined on the morning of 8  July, “There’s no way I could possibly accept it!”, showing extreme displeasure.


Moreover, having had no detailed explanation of the PFOS compound pollution from either the US or Japanese government, he stated, “First of all, this stuff belongs to the American Military. Our request must be that it be disposed of within the American Military.”




 

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