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FUTENMA

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 3, 2014
International crowd add their voices to Okinawa protests over U.S. base relocation
Mainland Japanese and expats alike are making the journey to northern Okinawa to support the locals' fight against the relocation of Futenma air base to the Henoko district of Nago.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2014
Okinawa candidate vows to block Futenma base transfer at any cost
Former Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga said Tuesday he will do "whatever it takes" to block the planned transfer of the Futenma U.S. military base in Okinawa Prefecture as he laid out his campaign pledges for the Nov. 16 gubernatorial election.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2014
Japan, U.S. agree on new base environment accord
The Japanese and U.S. governments have effectively agreed on a new accord that allows local Japanese officials to enter U.S. military bases to conduct environmental surveys of land expected to be returned to Japanese control.
JAPAN / History
Oct 17, 2014
U.S. in 1947 banned construction near Futenma, citing accident risk
Declassified documents show the U.S. military employed a double standard for residential and building safety at the Futenma air base in Okinawa in 1945.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 11, 2014
Anti-base Kina to run for Okinawa governor despite DPJ expulsion threat
Former Upper House lawmaker Shokichi Kina said he still plans to run for Okinawa governor as an anti-base candidate despite the Democratic Party of Japan's move to expel him.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2014
Ospreys might flee Okinawa to nest in Yokota
Japan and the U.S. consider deploying the Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft at Yokota Air Base, in western Tokyo, to avoid an uproar in Okinawa.
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 26, 2014
Okinawa set to invite Universal Studios Japan to build theme park near Nago
Okinawa is planning to formally invite Universal Studios Japan to open a theme park in the Nago area, a prefectural official said Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2014
Okinawa voters cast ballots for Nago assembly election
Voters went to the polls Sunday to pick new members of the city assembly of Nago, the destination for a contentious U.S. military base further south in Okinawa Prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 1, 2014
With bigger issues in the balance, local election kicks off in Nago, Okinawa
A city assembly election expected to influence Okinawa's gubernatorial election in November and the central government's plans to build a replacement for the controversial Futenma base kicked off Sunday in Nago.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 31, 2014
Abe faces roadblock this fall
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears to be approaching a roadblock this fall in the form of defeat in the Okinawa gubernatorial election, possible chaos over the relocation of Futenma air station and mounting sentiment throughout Japan against U.S. military bases.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2014
Okinawa approves rock drilling to relocate U.S. base
The Okinawa Prefectural Government has approved the start of rock drilling off Henoko, part of land reclamation work on a replacement facility for a key U.S. military base in the prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 26, 2014
Start of landfill for Futenma relocation site may not start as scheduled
The government is considering a plan to wait until 2015 or later to start filling in the offshore area at Henoko, Okinawa Prefecture, to build a replacement base for the U.S. Futenma facility, government sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 23, 2014
Thousands march on Henoko base site
More than 3,500 demonstrators marched to U.S. Marine Corps Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday in the largest show of anger to date against the new American base being built off Henoko Bay to replace Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in crowded Ginowan further southwest.
EDITORIALS
Aug 21, 2014
Seabed drilling off Henoko
The Abe administration's approval of the start of seabed drilling off Henoko, Okinawa, shows that it is not much concerned with winning the support of Okinawans as it pushes for construction of a new facility to replace U.S. Marine Air Station Futenma.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2014
Ospreys fly to Atsugi base again en route to training
Four MV-22 Osprey aircraft flew on Monday to the Atsugi air base, which is jointly used by the U.S. Navy and the Maritime Self-Defense Force, in Kanagawa Prefecture for the third time amid local protests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2014
Drilling survey begins for Futenma relocation project
The Defense Ministry on Monday started drilling in waters off Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where a new airstrip for the facility intended to replace U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma will be built, a senior ministry official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2014
Endangered dugong spotted just east of Henoko site
A dugong, a rare marine mammal that inhabits waters around Okinawa, was spotted about 5 km east of Henoko on Sunday, the same day as seabed surveys started before landfill operations begin at the relocation site for the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Futenma.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2014
Futenma base replacement site sealed off by buoys
The Defense Ministry drops buoys to cordon off the shoreline where the replacement facility for a contentious U.S. Marine base in Okinawa will be built.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2014
U.S. wanted impact assessment for inland area at Futenma transfer site
American military officials wanted Japan to conduct an environmental impact assessment on an inland area in Okinawa Prefecture where a controversial U.S. base was being planned without public disclosure.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2014
U.S. reluctant to relocate Ospreys outside Okinawa
The United States has voiced reluctance over Japan's proposal to temporarily relocate MV-22 Osprey military transport aircraft from a U.S. base in Okinawa Prefecture to Saga airport, sources said Thursday.
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.
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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.
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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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