沖縄負担軽減、年明けに作業部会　松野官房長官

　沖縄基地負担軽減担当相を兼務する松野博一官房長官は４日、米軍普天間飛行場（沖縄県宜野湾市）の負担軽減策を話し合っている政府、県、市の作業部会を来年１～２月に開催する考えを明らかにした。同市内で記者団の質問に答えた。
　松野氏は「沖縄の声に耳を傾けつつ、取り組みをしっかり進めていきたい」と強調した。作業部会は昨年１２月を最後に実施されておらず、同市が早期開催を要請していた。松野氏は３日から沖縄県を訪問。那覇市長や宜野湾市長と意見交換した。（2022/12/04-14:37）

A working group discussing ways to reduce the burden of hosting the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station on the city of Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture will hold a meeting in January or February next year, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Sunday.
   The working group, made up of members from the central, Okinawa and Ginowan governments, last met in December last year. The city of Ginowan had been requesting the early convening of the group's meeting.
   Matsuno, who doubles as minister tasked with reducing Okinawa Prefecture's burden of hosting U.S. military bases, told reporters in Ginowan, "We hope to surely proceed with our efforts while listening to the voices of people in Okinawa."
   The central government is working to relocate the Futenma base, located in a heavily populated area in Ginowan, to the Henoko coastal district in Nago, another Okinawa city.
   Matsuno visited Okinawa Prefecture from Saturday. During his stay in the prefecture, he exchanged opinions with the mayor of the prefectural capital city of Naha and the mayor of Ginowan.