National / Politics | Regional Voices: Okinawa Aug 28, 2020
With two years to go to the next gubernatorial election, the coalition faces a critical moment.
National / Politics Sep 30, 2018
Okinawans vote in gubernatorial election, with U.S. military base a top issue
Voters go to the polls in the prefecture’s gubernatorial election, with a controversial plan to relocate a key U.S. military base high on the agenda.
National / 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.
National / 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.
National / Politics Aug 10, 2018
Okinawa to proceed with late governor's move to block U.S. base construction
The Okinawa Prefectural Government held a hearing with local Defense Ministry officials on Thursday over its plan, announced by late Gov. Takeshi Onaga, to revoke permission for land reclamation during construction of a U.S. military base in the Henoko coastal district of the city ...
National / Politics | ANALYSIS Aug 9, 2018
Gov. Takeshi Onaga's death muddles long-standing U.S. base relocation plan in Okinawa
by Eric Johnston
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.
National / Politics Aug 8, 2018
by Eric Johnston
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga died Wednesday evening at age 67 following hospitalization related to pancreatic cancer. The death of the governor, who had been ill for many months and who underwent surgery in April to remove a cancerous tumor, comes just days after he ordered ...
National Jul 27, 2018
Okinawa's governor moves to retract landfill work approval needed to move Futenma base
The order is seen as a last-ditch effort to block the central government’s long-delayed plan to move the unpopular base.
National Jun 23, 2018
The governor uses the Battle of Okinawa anniversary and America’s ongoing detente with North Korea to renew his call for shrinking the U.S. military’s footprint in the prefecture.
National Jun 13, 2018
The government said Tuesday it will start earth-filling work on Aug. 17 at a planned U.S. military base site in Okinawa Prefecture. The Defense Ministry's Okinawa Defense Bureau notified the prefectural government of the scheduled work in Nago in the Henoko coastal area, the relocation ...
National May 23, 2018
Pop singer Namie Amuro's accomplishments honored by home prefecture of Okinawa
Pop singer Namie Amuro was honored Wednesday by her home prefecture of Okinawa for her achievements and for inspiring the local population. "I am very happy to be honored is such a prestigious way," the pop diva said after receiving a certificate from Gov. Takeshi ...