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Second Day of the Prime Minister's Visit to Okinawa Prefecture

Monday, February 27, 2012

Photograph of the Prime Minister meeting with Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Hirokazu Nakaima 1

Photograph of the Prime Minister meeting with Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Hirokazu Nakaima 1

  • Photograph of the Prime Minister meeting with Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Hirokazu Nakaima 1
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister meeting with Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Hirokazu Nakaima 2
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister meeting with Chair of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly Zenshin Takamine
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister extending words of encouragement to the personnel at Naha Air Base 1
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister extending words of encouragement to the personnel at Naha Air Base 2
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister making aerial observations of Okinawa
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister delivering an address at a lunch meeting with representatives of economic organizations in Okinawa Prefecture
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving an explanation of the overall situation from the Okinawa Area Coordinator of the U.S. Forces in Okinawa
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the Okinawa IT Shinryo Park
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister observing Camp Kinser
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the status of the use of vacant land returned by U.S. Forces
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister holding a press conference 1
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister holding a press conference 2

Photograph of the Prime Minister meeting with Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Hirokazu Nakaima 2

Photograph of the Prime Minister meeting with Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Hirokazu Nakaima 2

Photograph of the Prime Minister meeting with Chair of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly Zenshin Takamine

Photograph of the Prime Minister meeting with Chair of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly Zenshin Takamine

Photograph of the Prime Minister extending words of encouragement to the personnel at Naha Air Base 1

Photograph of the Prime Minister extending words of encouragement to the personnel at Naha Air Base 1

Photograph of the Prime Minister extending words of encouragement to the personnel at Naha Air Base 2

Photograph of the Prime Minister extending words of encouragement to the personnel at Naha Air Base 2

Photograph of the Prime Minister making aerial observations of Okinawa

Photograph of the Prime Minister making aerial observations of Okinawa

Photograph of the Prime Minister delivering an address at a lunch meeting with representatives of economic organizations in Okinawa Prefecture

Photograph of the Prime Minister delivering an address at a lunch meeting with representatives of economic organizations in Okinawa Prefecture

Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving an explanation of the overall situation from the Okinawa Area Coordinator of the U.S. Forces in Okinawa

Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving an explanation of the overall situation from the Okinawa Area Coordinator of the U.S. Forces in Okinawa

Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the Okinawa IT Shinryo Park

Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the Okinawa IT Shinryo Park

Photograph of the Prime Minister observing Camp Kinser

Photograph of the Prime Minister observing Camp Kinser

Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the status of the use of vacant land returned by U.S. Forces

Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the status of the use of vacant land returned by U.S. Forces

Photograph of the Prime Minister holding a press conference 1

Photograph of the Prime Minister holding a press conference 1

Photograph of the Prime Minister holding a press conference 2

Photograph of the Prime Minister holding a press conference 2

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, visiting Okinawa Prefecture since the previous day, met with Mr. Hirokazu Nakaima, Governor of Okinawa Prefecture, at the Okinawa Prefectural Office, and then met with Mr. Zenshin Takamine, Chair of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly.
Following these meetings, the Prime Minister extended words of encouragement to the personnel at Naha Air Base. Afterwards, aboard a Self-Defense Force helicopter, the Prime Minister made various aerial observations, including of Futenma Air Station and Henoko (Camp Schwab).
The Prime Minister then attended a lunch meeting with representatives of economic organizations in Okinawa Prefecture.
In the afternoon, he visited Futenma Air Station and received an explanation from Mr. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., Okinawa Area Coordinator of the United States (U.S.) Forces in Okinawa.
The Prime Minister then observed the Okinawa IT Shinryo Park in Uruma City, Camp Kinser in Urasoe City, and the status of the use of vacant land returned by U.S. Forces in Naha City.
After completing the series of observations, the Prime Minister held a press conference.

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