Okinawan Governor Denny’s statement of principles announced and a new recommendation to verify the deliberative documents from the time of Okinawa’s return to Japan and their current status. (16fe22)

Okinawa Prefecture Governor Denny Tamaki announced his statement of principles for 2022 at the regular February session of the Prefectural Assembly chaired by Noboru Akamine held on 15 February.


The governor once again showed his intention to devote himself to realizing the halt of the new base construction at Henoko as a pillar of prefectural government tasks. Moreover, he touched on the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the return to Japan on 15 May this year. He elaborated on the announcement of new deliberations and declarations that verified the deliberative documents which were assembled by Choubyo Yara, governor of Okinawa at the time of the return, and their current status.


The governor pointed out the mixed feelings over the return at the time, “The people of the prefecture expected the US Military bases to be on a par with mainland Japan, but even now the situation is a far cry from that.” He elaborated on his decision on the Henoko issue, “I will work body and soul without wavering to never give up on fulfilling my campaign promise in reality to never let the new base be built.


Discussing his pledge to “realize a society where nobody is left out,” the governor stated that his prefectural government’s most important policy is the prevention of child poverty. He explained, “I will continue to work with all my strength on expanding child health care expense assistance, getting kids in school, and promoting higher education assistance.


The governor also raised to the forefront 6 items as important themes for 2022 beginning with the new Okinawa Promotion Plan, such as “overcoming the Covid-19 virus and resurrecting the prefecture’s economics” and  “strengthening earning power through DX (digital transformation) and innovation.” He  pointed out, “Even after surpassing the 5th stage, we’re only half-way  in our construction of a self-sustaining economy.” The governor also announced, “I’m putting together policies to advance Okinawa Promotion with all my strength.”

 

As for his administration’s economic policy, after dealing with the resolution of Covid-19,  he is introducing changes to the way of doing business in response to new lifestyles and a strengthening of earning power within the prefecture’s businesses. He has worked to promote the enhancement of salary raises for distribution to workers and sustainable economics for society. Moreover, in order to attract back customers for tourism after Covid is taken care of, he is pushing all out strategic promotion activities both inside and outside the country. The governor stressed, “I plan to attract the wealthy and others  with high unit consumption.” 

　

The governor has submitted an initial general accounts budget proposal for 2022 of 860.62 billion yen, the largest initial budget ever.


Original Japanese article: Okinawa Times, published Wednesday 16 February 2022 at 07:32

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/fcbdbd052fd27f49612c28b1ce568f0e946a415b


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. 

  2. Any suggestion on improving the translation will be gratefully accepted. However, please leave political comments for another forum.

  3. 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 gratefully appreciated.

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