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Japan plans further land reclamation work at Henoko site of new U.S. base in Okinawa from March
The central government plans to start soil placement for further reclamation work in an area off the Henoko coastal district in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, in March, sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday. The Defense Ministry's Okinawa bureau will soon inform the Okinawa Prefectural ...
Mayor blasts Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki as Ginowan city abstains from vote on Henoko land reclamation
Amid long-standing political wrangling over construction of a new U.S. base in Okinawa, the mayor of the city of Ginowan in the prefecture has said the municipality will not participate in a prefectural referendum set to be held over reclamation of land in order ...
Japanese and American activists protest outside White House against building of U.S. base in Okinawa
About 30 activists gathered after a petition urging U.S. President Donald Trump to halt the work accumulated more than 195,000 signatures in 30 days.
Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May became the latest celebrity to weigh in Sunday on controversial construction work associated with the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture, a project that opponents say will endanger rare coral species. May took to social ...
Heisei Era a bumpy ride for Japan's media organizations
The media is busy assessing the Heisei Era as it comes to a close. Although not as dramatic as the Showa Era, it's been a bumpy ride. Japan still hasn't gotten the hang of this democracy thing, and an engaged, objective press is essential ...
An Okinawan-Hawaiian activist said Friday he plans to hold a rally in front of the White House on Jan. 7 to put pressure on President Donald Trump's administration to intervene in the controversial relocation of a U.S. military base in Okinawa. On Dec. 8 Robert ...
Robert Kajiwara knew he did not have much time to act before construction work began for the controversial relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture. So the 32-year-old turned to the White House's We the People petition website as a last ...
Three Okinawa city assemblies vote against referendum-related budgets
The assemblies of three cities in Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday voted down their respective draft supplementary budgets including funds to cover costs for administrative work related to a planned prefectural referendum on a U.S. base relocation plan. The three cities are Ginowan, Okinawa and Uruma. ...
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki calls government-sanctioned work on U.S. base relocation 'intolerable'
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Saturday showed his resolve to counter Tokyo's efforts to press ahead with a controversial U.S. military base relocation project in the prefecture. It was "intolerable" that the Japanese government on Friday started dumping soil into the landfill off the Henoko ...
Japan begins filling in Henoko bay in Okinawa to make room for unpopular U.S. base
The pouring of soil and sand marks a new and significant phase in the relocation process for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya indicated Friday that the return of land occupied by a key U.S. military base in Okinawa will likely not be realized by fiscal 2022, despite the start the same day of full-fledged land reclamation work to build its replacement facility. "It ...
Tensions high in Okinawa as barges await orders to start filling in Henoko bay for U.S. base
Tensions between the central government and Okinawa rose further on Friday as five vessels were moved into the sea near the Henoko district of Nago, in the north of the prefecture, a key step in the controversial relocation of a U.S. military base within ...
