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HENOKO

JAPAN
Nov 29, 2018
Offshore work on U.S. base in Okinawa to go into high gear in December
Many residents in Okinawa have long hoped the Futenma base replacement would not be in the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2018
Abe and Okinawa's Denny Tamaki fail to find common ground on U.S. base transfer
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Wednesday failed to find common ground on a controversial plan to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2018
Abe to meet Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Wednesday over U.S. base transfer
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to meet with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Wednesday to discuss a controversial plan to relocate a key U.S. military base within the prefecture's main island, the top government spokesman said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2018
On U.S. visit, Okinawa governor calls for three-way talks with Tokyo and Washington over plan for Futenma base
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki said he made the request to U.S. State and Defense Department officials but they did not give a specific reply.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2018
In New York visit, Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki highlights opposition to U.S. base plan
Newly elected Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki said Sunday that the Japanese government's plan to replace a key U.S. military base within the prefecture is opposed to the will of local residents.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2018
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki pledges further action to stop construction of Henoko base
Tamaki argued that the central government's decision can be legally challenged.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2018
Okinawa assembly approves U.S. base transfer referendum
The central government has been seeking to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from a crowded residential area to a less populated district.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW 2018
Oct 25, 2018
Okinawa minister says the government needs better messaging on Futenma transfer to assuage local concerns
The newly installed minister of state for Okinawa affairs says the prefecture's residents deserve a full breakdown of the government's rationale for relocating a contentious U.S. military base from the crowded city of Ginowan to the coastal district of Henoko in Nago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2018
The Japanese government takes steps against Okinawa blocking U.S. base landfill work
Tokyo has asked the land ministry to review and invalidate a decision by Okinawa authorities that forced a suspension of work to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2018
Government to seek invalidation of Okinawa's move to block U.S. base work
The Japanese government will soon take a countermeasure against the Okinawa Prefectural Government's recent move to block landfill work for a key U.S. military base transfer within the island prefecture, a central government source said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 12, 2018
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki asks Abe to scrap planned relocation of U.S. Marine's Futenma base
Tamaki also calls for a “fundamental review” of a bilateral agreement on the status of U.S. forces and a reduction in Okinawa's base-hosting burden.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 10, 2018
New Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki may meet top government spokesman and Abe in Tokyo on Friday
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday he is considering meeting with new Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2018
Okinawa submits bill on U.S. base transfer referendum
The government of Okinawa on Thursday submitted to the local assembly a bill proposing a referendum on the controversial plan to relocate a key U.S. military base within the southern island prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2018
Fate of U.S. base remains unresolved after Okinawa assembly elections
Voters in 25 Okinawan cities, towns and villages went to the polls Sunday to elect assembly members ahead of the Sept. 30 gubernatorial race, including the closely watched match in Nago, where the results failed to deliver a clear verdict on a controversial U.S. military base.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2018
Abe's pick for Okinawa governor race silent on U.S. Futenma base relocation
A candidate running in Okinawa's gubernatorial election this month with the backing of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Liberal Democratic Party did not clarify his stance on the most contentious issue when releasing his campaign pledges Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2018
Denny Tamaki, successor-designate of late anti-base governor, declares candidacy in Okinawa race
Lawmaker Denny Tamaki, who was reportedly designated by Okinawa's late anti-U.S. base governor, Takeshi Onaga, as his successor, formally declared his candidacy for the gubernatorial election.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2018
Liberal Party exec Denny Tamaki eyes run for Okinawa governor
Lawmaker Denny Tamaki hinted he might enter the Okinawa gubernatorial race next month at the request of a group opposed to the relocation of a U.S. military base.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 13, 2018
With U.S. Futenma base issue on the line, vote to replace late Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga set for Sept. 30
The contentious relocation plan for the U.S. Futenma airbase will likely be at the heart of the campaign.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2018
70,000 protest U.S. base plan in honor of late Okinawa governor
The rally took place just days after the death of Gov. Takeshi Onaga, who fiercely opposed the plan to move U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to Nago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2018
Gov. Takeshi Onaga's death muddles long-standing U.S. base relocation plan in Okinawa
The passing of the late governor came less than two weeks after he announced he was revoking predecessor Hirokazu Nakaima's 2013 approval of a permit for the Henoko project.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
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Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
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Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
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