marine air station would be moved to hanoko district of nago city. it calls for reclaiming coastal land to build a runway. the report sent on monday is the final step in the assessment procedure. the delivery van carrying the documents has made two attempts since tuesday morning to enter the parking lot of the prefectural government building. but members of citizens' groups and labor groups opposed to relocation plan within okinawa surrounded the vehicle and blocked it. the prefectural government has asked the protesters to let the van through, to no avail. hiroji yamashiro, the leader of the protest group is vowing to make the government give up the relocation plan. >> translator: the document should have been submitted in person by an appropriate official. but they sent it by courier. it's completely ridiculous. >> reporter: okinawa governor, hirokazu nakaima, says he will accept the report and submit an opinion on minimizing effects on the environment. but the governor says he has not changed his mind about moving the base to nago. >> translator:

marine air station in futenma to a less populated area in nago city, also in okinawa. progress has been slow because of strong protests by local residents and officials. they want the base moved out of the prefecture entirely. the environmental assessment report was a condition for pushing the process along. it says the marines plan to use transport aircraft and not violate noise ordinances. the reported adds that two new v-shaped runways will also help reduce noise. the government plans to submit the report to the okinawan prefectural government as early as next tuesday. observers say the relocation issue is likely to remain at a standstill even after the report is submitted. >>> japan officially chosen the f-35 stealth jet to be the next mainstay fighter of its air self-defense force. the security council made the decision as a meeting attended by prime minister yoshihiko noda on tuesday. the f-35 is under development by nine countries including the united states. the defense ministry chose the fighter for its advanced stealth functions. it was the only fifth generat

agreement would close the base in a densely-populated area and move it to a site off the coast of the city of nago. >>> well a number of okinawans want futenma moved out of their island prefecture entirely. they've been hosting the american military since the end of world war ii and the soldiers haven't always been the best of neighbors. now, a theater group is acting out in an old story to give people a fresh perspective on this issue. nhk world's jun masumoto shows us. >> reporter: performers make last-minute adjustments, their play recounts a real-life drama. june 30th, 1959, a u.s. fighter jet crashes into a village on okinawa. it skids into an elementary school, killing 11 children, six people who live nearby die. more than 200 others are hurt. this woman works with the play group. she remembers that day. >> the years after, 14 years after world war ii. okinawan people were so poor, but they had a hope with their children. but suddenly, they lost their lives. >> reporter: the play also deals with the impact u.s. forces have had on okinawa. they took over in 1945. then gave control back to jap