日本冲绳县宜野湾市议会及当地经济团体7月26日召集约1000人举行集会，发表联合声明要求日美两国政府明确驻日美军普天间机场的具体归还期限[1]。集会声明指出，当地居民长期承受飞机事故风险和噪音侵扰[1]。宜野湾市计划将相关诉求提交至日本首相官邸、防卫省和美国驻日本大使馆[1]。
1996年，日美两国就驻日美军普天间机场的归还达成协议[1]。随后日本政府决定将该机场迁至名护市边野古地区并推进填海造地工程[1]。冲绳民众长期面临飞机噪音、安全事故、美军犯罪等问题[1]。
Approximately 1,000 residents gathered at a rally organized by the Ginowan City Council and local economic organizations on July 26 to press for a definitive schedule for the return of the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Airbase[1]. The participants issued a joint statement calling on the Japanese and U.S. governments to specify when the facility would be handed back to Japan[1].
The gathering highlighted longstanding grievances among Ginowan residents, who have endured prolonged exposure to aircraft accident risks and noise pollution from the airbase[1]. The city plans to formally submit its demands to the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Defense, and the U.S. Embassy in Japan[1]. This action follows a 1996 agreement between Japan and the United States to return the airbase, though the Japanese government's subsequent decision to relocate the facility to the Henoko area in Nago and proceed with land reclamation projects has left residents without a concrete timeline for resolution[1].