The mayor of Abu town in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan has announced his opposition towards the potential deployment of a Aegis Ashore site in Yamaguchi.
By Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex Romania) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Japan wishes to deploy one system at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Mutsumi exercise area in the city of Hagi. Part of the road to the exercise area cuts through Abu.