Usually, military bases are located in rural outskirts, and airbases are the same. Since aircraft cause massive noise most of the time, residents often protest against it.
This was also the case for the Komatsu Air Base in Japan. Many residents were unhappy with the airbase being right next to their village.
However, Japan turned this into a tourist product and launched 'Jet Blast Rice' (Roaring Rice). They marketed it as rice grown while listening to the F-15 jet engine roars from Komatsu Airport, successfully securing local identity and tourist demand.
Due to its popularity, they sold small portions as fun souvenirs to tourists and raked in huge profits.
In Korea, there are also frequent resident protests over fighter jet noise, with the Black Eagles being a prime example. Even though they are an aerobatic team with high international popularity for their high-difficulty maneuvers...
Despite it being a perfect element for tourism, the old fogies just riot and demand the Black Eagles be disbanded because it's too noisy.
It's the same for other regions too...
It's the same jet noise, but one minute they're begging for an airport to be built, and the next they're demanding the (military) airport be shut down... Is there really no way to turn a crisis into an opportunity?
"Users are debating the logic of 'noise-flavored rice' while some use the post to bash the Korean tendency to complain versus Japan's 'turn lemons into lemonade' mindset. Since it hit the front page, the comment section is also filled with the usual DC Inside bots and stickers."
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