To a representative’s question at the Prefectural Assembly, Governor Tamaki made clear, “Keeping the Finance Corporation (ODFC) is the consensus of Okinawa.” (22se21)

 On 21 September, the representative interpellations of the regular September session of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly began. Ieharu Nakamura  and Yoshitoyo Arakaki of the Okinawan LDP, and Sueko Yamauchi and Kenichiro Tamaki of the Ti-da Peace Net rose for questions.


Governor Denny Tamaki strongly requested the continued operation of the Okinawa Promotion and Development Finance Corporation (ODFC) from 2022 onward stating, “With the strong wish of the economic community, it has the consensus  of Okinawa Prefecture. I’m  strongly requesting the continuation of the Finance Corporation from the National Government in cooperation with each sector.” The governor explained that, in response to the economic downturn caused by widespread Covid-19 infections, the ODFC had advanced around 310 billion yen in loans on about 15,000 cases. He pleaded, “It’s significance is clearly acknowledged as demonstrated in its function as one of our prefectural safety nets.” 


In answer to a question from Mr. Arakaki concerning Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s leaving office at the end of September, Governor Tamaki offered his evaluation of him, “While Mr. Suga was chief cabinet secretary, he was minister in charge of lessening the burden of the bases. We had his understanding of Okinawa’s reality. He had an especially profound knowledge of economic promotion.”

 

Chairman Morimasa Goya of the Kanehide Group left the All Okinawa Party and had exhibited an attitude toward support of the LDP in the next House of Representatives election. Governor Tamaki made clear, “As for that matter in general, I only know about it through newspaper reports.” Vice-governor Yoshimi Teruya elaborated, “It’s really too bad for this matter to come up just now.”


In answer to Mr. Nakamura in turn, regarding the problem of the widespread Covid-19 cluster of infections at the Chuo Prefectural Hospital, the Prefecture claimed there was power harassment from an Assembly member toward a prefectural staff member, and on 17 September the Assembly meeting ended up being extended with the representative Interpellations and the general questions shifted ahead by one day each. As the representative interpellations lasted until 22 September, ordinary questions will be on 24 and then from 27 to 29 September. On 29 September, the Accounts Settlement Special Committee will open to deliberate matters such as the prefectural 2020 general accounts budget.


Original Japanese article: Ryukyu Shimpo, published Wednesday 22 September 2021 at 05:34

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/5452e449f282c1a775165088fc504a8d5d063be1


Translator’s note:

Denny in the News: news about Okinawan Governor Denny Tamaki.

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

  1. 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.

  2. Where they occur, words and phrases in Ryukyuan (the Okinawan language) are rendered in italics and translated in parentheses. Names  whose readings are uncertain are rendered as Name (=Kanji?) as in Nagayuki (=長行?). Any corrections in such instances would be of great help.

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