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FUTENMA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2015
Onaga meets U.S. consul general, plans to take Henoko protest to Washington
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga has met with U.S. officials based in the prefecture, apparently seeking to arrange a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy as well as with senior officials in Washington.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2015
Poll finds overwhelming opposition in Okinawa to Futenma relocation plan
Amid claim and counterclaim by activists and politicians over the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station, one factor is often ignored: what ordinary Okinawans think about the move.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 5, 2015
Suga, Onaga hold talks over relocation of U.S.' Futenma base in Okinawa
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga cross swords over the air base relocation dispute in Naha but make little progress.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2015
Delay, but no halt to base development at Henoko, defense chief says
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday an offshore boring survey at the proposed new site for the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma will continue until June, rather than winding up by the end of March as planned.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 31, 2015
Nago: What should the world learn from the Battle of Okinawa?
Jon Mitchell speaks to locals and visitors in Nago, the proposed site of a new base to replace the U.S. Marines' Futenma facility.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 30, 2015
The Battle of Okinawa: America's good war gone bad
Seventy years after the final epic clash of World War II, has the U.S. betrayed the ideals its service members died fighting for?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2015
Minister suspends Okinawa governor's order to halt work at Henoko base site
Fisheries minister Yoshimasa Hayashi suspends an order by the governor of Okinawa to halt work on the replacement site for the Futenma military base.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 28, 2015
Gloves come off over Futenma base move
The fisheries minister decides to nullify an order by Okinawa's governor for the suspension of work on relocating the Futenma air base.
EDITORIALS
Mar 27, 2015
Battle looms over Futenma
The standoff over construction of a replacement facility for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma threatens to develop into an all-out legal battle between the Abe administration and Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2015
Government continues Henoko base work, ignoring demand by Okinawa governor
The central government launches into an all-out battle with the Okinawa Prefectural Government, saying the prefecture's order to halt preparatory work for the Futenma replacement base is “illegal and obviously invalid.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2015
Okinawa governor threatens to pull plug on landfill work for Futenma replacement
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga tells the Okinawa Defense Bureau to suspend 'any act that changes the status quo of the seabed' and warns he may revoke permission for land reclamation unless the bureau stops the work within a week.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 23, 2015
U.S. Marines official dismissed over Okinawa protest video leak
The Pentagon has reportedly dismissed a senior U.S. Marine Corps official in Okinawa following the leak of on-base surveillance video to a Japanese neo-nationalist group.
EDITORIALS
Mar 16, 2015
Heed the will of Okinawans
Seabed drilling related to land reclamation work for a new U.S. air base off the Henoko district of Okinawa has resumed for the first time since new Gov. Takeshi Onaga took office. The Abe administration appears to be running roughshod over the sentiments of Okinawans opposed to the project.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2015
Government resumes drilling survey for Futenma replacement base in Okinawa
Takeshi Onaga, who was elected governor of the prefecture in November on a pledge to block the base relocation plan, called the resumption 'utterly deplorable.'
EDITORIALS
Mar 1, 2015
Arrest of Henoko protesters
The way in which two activists opposed to the construction of a replacement U.S. military facility on Okinawa were arrested last week raises suspicions that a crackdown against protesters in general is imminent.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 27, 2015
Okinawa surveys base relocation site, finds coral damage
The Okinawa Prefectural Government said Thursday it has found damaged coral reefs where a key U.S. military base is to be relocated as it began research earlier in the day to see whether Defense Ministry drilling and other work there is permissible.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2015
Okinawa anti-base activists freed from jail
Two activists have been released following their arrest Sunday during a protest against construction of the replacement base for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 16, 2015
In appearance on far-right TV, U.S. official calls Okinawa base protests 'hate speech'
A senior official for the U.S. military has branded anti-base demonstrations in Okinawa as 'hate speech' in an appearance on a rightist TV network in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Feb 16, 2015
Readers split over issue of U.S. military presence in Okinawa
Some emails and online comments in response to the claim by a U.S. military official that Okinawan protesters have faked their injuries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2015
Okinawa base activists report coral damage at Henoko
Lobbyists in Okinawa Prefecture are reporting damage to coral from concrete blocks placed on the seabed for a drilling survey ahead of the planned construction of a U.S. military base there.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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