Kanagawa Gov Shigefumi Matsuzawa said Saturday he will continue to seek the deployment of a conventional aircraft carrier at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka in the prefecture, despite the announcement that the nuclear-powered George Washington will be stationed there from 2008.
He said he will continue to ask the Japanese and U.S. governments to deploy a conventional aircraft carrier, in addition to requesting settlement of the noise issue caused by carrier-based planes. The U.S. Navy announced Friday that the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington will replace the conventional flattop Kitty Hawk, which uses the Yokosuka base as its home port, in 2008. |