Plan to Build Airport on Japan’s Ogasawara Island Chain Advances but Hurdles Remain
Expectations are growing among residents of the Ogasawara Islands, an archipelago of over 30 subtropical islands some 1,000 km south of central Tokyo, that their long-awaited dream of having an airport may soon become a reality.
The outlook for a possible airport has improved since Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike proposed in June to build a runway shorter than previously planned in order to address environmental concerns that had blocked previous efforts.