(Okinawa Times) The promise made back in 2013 between Government of Japan (GOJ) and Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) regarding operational cease of MCAS Futenma, was based on the progress towards the Henoko construction as a precondition, asserted Tsukasa Kawada, Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Okinawa Ambassador.
Source (Japanese): Okinawa Times