Okinawa lawmakers urge Tokyo to promote peace through dialogue, diplomacy

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Okinawa lawmakers urge Tokyo to promote peace through dialogue, diplomacy

STORY: Okinawa lawmakers urge Tokyo to promote peace through dialogue, diplomacy DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japan's Foreign Ministry in Tokyo 2. various of the meeting at Japan's Foreign Ministry in Tokyo 3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): KATSUTOSHI TOYAMA, Okinawa lawmaker 4. various of Japan's Defense Ministry STORYLINE: A delegation of lawmakers from Japan's Okinawa Prefecture has called on the country's government to engage in peacebuilding through dialogue and diplomacy. In a resolution submitted to the Defense Ministry, the Cabinet Office and the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Monday and Tuesday, the lawmakers also urged efforts to prevent the southernmost prefecture from becoming a battlefield again. Japan should not attempt to achieve deterrence by deploying missiles or other means to strengthen military power in the southwestern islands region, according to the resolution. Japan should follow the principles it reached w

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