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MILITARY BASES

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
Jun 20, 2019
Look at the SOFA pool of labor
An overlooked pool of potential workers is the dependent population of U.S. military personnel assigned to Japan.
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
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.
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
Feb 21, 2019
American activist against the Futenma relocation plan questioned at Kansai airport for two hours upon arrival
An American activist who has collected over 210,000 signatures for a petition calling for the suspension of land reclamation work to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within Okinawa Prefecture was questioned by authorities for almost two hours shortly after his arrival in Japan on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 1, 2019
U.S. base relocation referendum to cover all Okinawa voters
All eligible voters in Okinawa will be able to take part in a referendum on the relocation plan for a key U.S. air base later this month, as three cities that were opposed to it announced Friday they have changed their position.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2018
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
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2018
Court rejects Okinawa's demand that U.S. base relocation be halted
A high court on Wednesday rejected the Okinawa Prefectural Government's demand that the transfer of a key U.S. base within the island prefecture be halted, boosting the central government's bid to continue construction work on a new air facility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2018
Okinawa Gov. Tamaki meets defense minister, steps up conflict with central government over base move
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki ups the ante with the central government over plans for a U.S. military base transfer within the prefecture.
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 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 u201cfundamental reviewu201d of a bilateral agreement on the status of U.S. forces and a reduction in Okinawau2019s 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.
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2018
Pursue dialogue to resolve Henoko relocation standoff
Okinawa's new governor and the national government should instead dialogue to explore a way out of the standoff over the relocation of the Futenma base functions to Henoko.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 15, 2018
Abe Cabinet climbs to 41.7% in latest opinion poll
Public support for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has climbed to 41.7 percent this month, up 3.2 points from August and surpassing the disapproval rate for the first time in seven months, an opinion poll showed Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2018
Fishermen to seek ¥93 million in damages over February dumping of fuel tanks by U.S. fighter jet
Fishermen in northeastern Japan are set to seek about ¥93 million in damages over the February dumping of fuel tanks by a U.S. fighter jet, which forced them to halt fishing, a local Defense Ministry bureau said 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 Okinawau2019s late anti-U.S. base governor, Takeshi Onaga, as his successor, formally declared his candidacy for the gubernatorial election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 13, 2018
The four mottainai in Okinawan affairs
Opportunities to defuse tensions surrounding the U.S. military presence on Okinawa have been wasted.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2018
Nago's mayoral race and the Henoko facility
The defeat of the mayor of Nago, Okinawa, who opposed the construction of the Futenma replacement facility in his city, should not be seen as an endorsement of the project by local voters.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2017
Japan to ask U.S. to fly around Okinawa schools in wake of chopper's window drop
The government will ask the U.S. military to avoid flying over schools in Okinawa Prefecture after a window that fell off one of its choppers almost hit students at an elementary school earlier in the week, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said.

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