沖縄振興法、１０年延長へ　西銘担当相、５年以内の見直し明記

　西銘恒三郎沖縄担当相は２４日の記者会見で、来年３月末で１０年間の期限が切れる沖縄振興特別措置法に関し、１０年間延長する方針を明らかにした。来年の通常国会に改正案を提出。付則には、施行後５年以内に見直す規定を盛り込む方向だ。
　改正案をめぐっては、沖縄県の玉城デニー知事は１０年延長を主張。一方、自民党内には「時代の変化に対応するために短期間の方がいいのではないか」との意見もあり、延長幅が焦点だった。（2021/12/24-18:38）

Kosaburo Nishime, Japanese minister for issues in Okinawa Prefecture, has announced a plan to extend a special law for the development of the southernmost Japan prefecture by 10 years.
   He unveiled the plan at a press conference Friday. The government plans to submit a bill to revise the law to next year's regular session of parliament. The amendment is expected to come with an additional clause stipulating that a review should be made within five years of the revised law's entry into force.
   The law, which constitutes the basis for implementing central government projects to promote the development of Okinawa, is currently scheduled to expire at the end of March 2022.
   It came into force in 1972, when Okinawa returned to Japanese rule following postwar U.S. occupation, and has been renewed every 10 years. Infrastructure development had been insufficient in Okinawa at the time.
   At issue this time is the length of extension. While Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki has demanded a 10-year extension, some in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have called for a shorter extension in light of "changes of the times."