Looking at past examples of public works projects such as the Isahaya Bay land reclamation and Nagaragawa River estuary weir, we can see that the government has spent much time engaged in rather pointless activities. Though such examples certainly do exist, I believe that in the case of Yamba Dam, this is a public project essential for the capital region, the nation’s most populous area.
Due to opposition by the six governors of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaragi, Saitama, Tochigi prefectures and Tokyo, the central government has said that it will conduct a thorough study of the project once more. During our meeting with the minister, Governor Kiyoshi Ueda of Saitama asked a very astute question: “If you are now going to conduct a thorough study of this project again, doesn’t this mean that not much of a study was conducted when the party’s manifesto was compiled?” I, too, agree with what Governor Ueda is saying. I believe that reviewing this project is very appropriate action, and I have considerable interest in the results of the study.

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