Okinawa Times wrote that Ginowan Mayor Matsukawa is planning to visit the United States from May 13 through 19, staying in Washington for four days and Hawaii for three days. Noting that the mayor is arranging meetings with U.S. government officials and members of Congress through MOFA, the paper speculated he is planning to call for the early return of the Futenma base and discuss the base-hosting burden including noise.