Governor Denny Tamaki to visit Philippines and Singapore to inspect sites of former military bases from 2 February. (22ja24)
Splendor of Okinawa: Oxalis Triangularus, roadside Futenma, 5ja24 At his scheduled press conference on 18 January, Governor Denny Tamaki announced that he would be traveling to the Philippines and Singapore between 2 and 6 February for his ‘Next Generation Inheritance Project’ in the Uchina- (Ryukyuan: Okinawa) Network. The governor is scheduled, among his activities, to have exchanges with Okinawa Prefecture groups in the visited countries and to inspect the state of development of former US bases in the Philippines. The governor claims this is one element in the regional diplomacy so important to the Prefecture. The governor expects to visit the Japanese Embassy and enterprises related to Tourism and logistics in both countries. He also stated that the exact destinations were still being arranged. The governor is further considering inspections of various former US bases such as Subic Bay and Clark AFB, which have become special economic zones. In summary, Governor Tamaki stated, “I’...