According to a report by Japan's “Asahi Shimbun” and “Mainichi Shimbun” on December 27, Japan's Ministry of Defense plans to convert the ruins of Nippon Steel's Setouchi Steel Works Kure area into a large-scale “comprehensive defense base”, which has sparked strong opposition from local people. According to Japanese media reports, the site used to be a Japanese naval factory. The former Japanese naval battleship Yamato was built here. Local people are worried that the Ministry of Defense's plan will once again turn Kure City into a military port.

According to a report by Japan's “Asahi Shimbun” and “Mainichi Shimbun” on December 27, Japan's Ministry of Defense plans to convert the ruins of Nippon Steel's Setouchi Steel Works Kure area into a large-scale “comprehensive defense base”, which has sparked strong opposition from local people. According to Japanese media reports, the site used to be a Japanese naval factory. The former Japanese naval battleship Yamato was built here. Local people are worried that the Ministry of Defense's plan will once again turn Kure City into a military port.