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HENOKO

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2019
Former PM Hatoyama regrets reneging on pledge to move Futenma airbase out of Okinawa
Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says it was a "big mistake" to abandon his pledge to move U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma out of Okinawa.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2019
Okinawa files another lawsuit over U.S. base landfill work
The Okinawa Prefectural Government on Wednesday filed another lawsuit against the central government as it seeks to halt the ongoing landfill work for the relocation of a U.S. air base within the prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 7, 2019
Younger Okinawans' view of U.S. bases isn't black and white
Widespread opposition to the base-relocation project off on the Henoko coast doesn't translate into a desire to eject the U.S. military presence in Okinawa as a whole.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 19, 2019
An Okinawa conference, 50 years later
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki's effort to seize the initiative by calling for a new Okinawa conference should be embraced, or at least tried.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2019
LDP battling pro-merger and anti-base headwinds in Osaka and Okinawa by-election campaigns
Official campaigning began Tuesday for key Lower House by-elections in Osaka and Okinawa prefectures in what is seen as a prelude to the Upper House election this summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2019
Japan's land minister voids Okinawa's move to halt construction of U.S. base at Henoko
Land minister Keiichi Ishii said Friday that he has decided to nullify a move by the Okinawa Prefectural Government aimed at halting reclamation work for a planned U.S. base off the Henoko district in Nago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 25, 2019
Land reclamation in Okinawa enters next stage at Henoko relocation site for U.S. Futenma base
The government began to perform the next stage of land reclamation work in Okinawa Prefecture on Monday, as part of a project to build a replacement facility for a contentious U.S. air base in the prefecture despite local opposition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2019
Okinawa Gov. Tamaki's plea for one-month suspension to work on Henoko base rejected by Tokyo, escalating tensions over Futenma relocation
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya rejected on Friday a request by Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki for a one-month suspension of land reclamation work in the Henoko district of northern Okinawa Prefecture, further deepening tensions over the controversial project to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2019
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki requests month of talks with Abe in bid to halt U.S. base transfer
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to engage in a one-month dialogue in his latest bid to halt the ongoing construction work to build a replacement facility for a key U.S. air base within the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 16, 2019
Thousands rally in Okinawa to urge Tokyo and Washington to scrap base relocation plan
A rally attended by thousands of Okinawa residents on Saturday urged the Japanese and U.S. governments to scrap a plan to relocate a controversial U.S. air base within the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2019
Reinforcing soft seabed at Henoko in Okinawa could delay U.S. Futenma base move by years
Completion of the Futenma replacement base in the Henoko coastal area could be pushed beyond the fiscal 2022 target due to the additional work needed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 1, 2019
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki requests three-way talks with Tokyo and U.S. after Futenma 'no' vote
Following up on the decisive Okinawa referendum, the governor asks Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to launch trilateral talks with Washington to review the contentious relocation plan for Futenma air base.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 28, 2019
Vote highlights problems with Henoko plan
The vitally important Futenma replacement facility shouldn't be built on a pack of lies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 27, 2019
A rocky way forward for Henoko base
New U.S. base faces a double blow: a referendum defeat and an uphill construction battle.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2019
Outside Japan consulate in New York, protesters slam Abe's disregard for Okinawa 'no' vote on Henoko
Opponents of a controversial plan to relocate a U.S. air base within Okinawa held a rally in New York on Monday following a weekend prefectural referendum that showed more than 70 percent of voters oppose the move.
EDITORIALS
Feb 25, 2019
Voters express clear opposition to Henoko project
The government should think hard about the wisdom of building a new U.S. military facility over the strong opposition of the host prefecture and its people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 25, 2019
After strong 'no' vote, Okinawans look to highlight case against Henoko base plan in Tokyo and Washington
“Now that the clear opposition of the Okinawa people has been conveyed, it's up to individuals in the rest of Japan to consider our wishes,” an activist says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 24, 2019
More than 70% in Okinawa vote no to relocation of U.S. Futenma base to Henoko
More than 70 percent of voters in Okinawa on Sunday voted against a plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from Ginowan to Henoko — a coastal area in the northeastern part of the main island — in a closely watched prefecture-wide referendum that was the first of its kind on the issue.
Japan Times
Reference / EXPLAINER,Q&A
Feb 24, 2019
Okinawa's referendum on relocating the U.S. Futenma base to Henoko: Why now and what's the point?
On Sunday, Okinawa Prefecture's 41 cities, towns and villages held a referendum on whether to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from Ginowan, in the central part of the main island, to a replacement facility being built beside Camp Schwab off the coast of Henoko. It was the first prefecture-wide referendum on the contentious issue. Here, we take a look at the major questions surrounding Sunday's vote.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2019
Dispute panel dismisses Okinawa complaint over legality of U.S. base relocation work at Henoko
A dispute resolution panel has rejected a complaint filed by the Okinawa governor over the central government's authorization in October of landfill work for the relocation of the Futenma air base within the prefecture.
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