About

Lunch break. An Osprey model sits on a desk. Heiwa Maeda looks at it and speaks. "The Osprey really isn't necessary, is it?" Leah, an American exchange student, asks, "Why not?" "Because it's dangerous. Accidents happen. If something goes wrong, the people living near the bases are the ones carrying the risk." "The opposition always says that. Danger! Danger! Danger! What about cars? What about trains? Risk is a part of everything." "Then go say that to the people living near the bases! It's ordinary citizens who suffer the damage!" "The Osprey has had accidents, but the problems are being solved! The Self-Defense Forces introduced it because it's safe!" Is the Osprey necessary for Japan? Risk, national defense, bases, Japan-US relations... Debate from various perspectives.