The mayors of the three towns on Tokunoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture told Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday they want no part of his proposal to move some U.S. Marine elements from Futenma in Okinawa to their island.
"We understand the difficult circumstances (of the relocation issue), but there is no way we will allow any construction" of U.S. military facilities on Tokunoshima, Isen Mayor Akira Okubo said when the three local leaders met with Hatoyama in Tokyo.
The first part of the meeting was open to reporters.