The government will name the Henoko coast of Nago in Okinawa as the relocation site for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in a joint statement with the United States to be issued Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said.
Hirano said the issue was addressed during his meeting Wednesday with Yasumasa Shigeno, secretary general of coalition partner Social Democratic Party, which opposes keeping the base in Okinawa.
Hirano, of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, said Thursday the negotiations will not be restarted from square one.