While Naha Airport, administered by the central government, was designated, New Ishigaki Airport and Yonaguni Airport, also in Okinawa Prefecture and both on the government’s candidate list ...

New Ishigaki Airport is seen in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, in this March 10, 2022, file photo taken from the Mainichi Shimbun aircraft "Kibo." (Mainichi) FUKUOKA -- The chief of the aviation ...