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Futenma base foes gird for battle [Politics]
Opponents of the plan for relocating Futenma Marine Corps Air Station from Ginowan City to the Henoko district of northern Okinawa’s Nago C...Read More
Oliver Stone visiting Okinawa to discuss… [Politics]
American director, producer and screenwriter will be joining a former Okinawa governor and two other panelists on Wednesday, August 14th, to...Read More
Tokyo tries to soften Okinawa with ¥300 billion budget promise [Politics]
In an apparent attempt to alleviate tensions between his government and Okinawa Prefecture over the construction of the replacement facility for MCAS Futenma in Henoko, Prime Minis...
Henoko construction suspension began; 1st Suga-Onaga meeting today [Politics]
A truce of sorts was declared in the simmering issue of building the relocation facility for MCAS Futenma in Henoko, as the central government ordered a one-month long suspension o...
Bickering over Henoko landfill start continues [Politics]
Although the administration of Governor Takeshi Onaga has requested the central government to withdraw a partial blueprint on the construction of embankments for the V-shaped runwa...
2015.07.31
From Havana to Henoko, democracy and genies [Politics]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez On July 20th, Japan’s Ocean Day, known as “Umi No HI”, the Cuban flag was raised in Washington D.C. as the Stars & Stripes was raised i...
Junior LDP members raise media ire over control suggestions [Politics]
A nationwide condemnation of proposals by some junior LDP legislators to control media threatens to derail Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s proposed revisions to the nation’s security l...
Henoko fight goes on [Politics]
The latest moves in the fight over the Henoko construction plan were made Tuesday, when ruling parties in the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly submitted a draft of an ordinance that wo...
Investments in diplomacy can go long way [Politics]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez Dear friends, sponsors and members “Specified Nonprofit” NPO Okinawa Ocean Culture & Environment Action Network. I would like to thank the th...
2015.06.04
Fight to preserve Henoko Bay goes to Washington [Politics]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez This week, I would like to introduce Bruce Gagnon. a Vietnam-era veteran who began his grassroots organizing career by working for the United Farm Workers Un...
Urasoe Mayor survives non-confidence vote over military port [Politics]
Urasoe City Assembly rejected a non-confidence resolution against Urasoe Mayor Tetsuji Matsumoto at an extraordinary session, May 25th. Minority members of the city assembly had su...
Okinawa marks 43rd anniversary of reversion to Japan [Politics]
May 15th marked the 43rd anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japanese ventral government has spent a tota...
Henoko opposition fund showing strong start [Politics]
A fund called ‘Henoko Kikin’ that is earmarked to supporting opposition activities against the construction of the relocation facility and relocation of MCAS Futenma to Henoko repo...
Governor Onaga to meet Prime Minister today [Politics]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is meeting Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga today in Tokyo. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Okinawa Deputy Governor Mitsuo Ageda will al...
First Suga-Onaga meeting fails to bring sides closer [Politics]
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga made a long awaited visit to Okinawa and met Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga face to face for the first time since Onaga was elected the gover...
Fight over Henoko survey halting order intensifies [Politics]
Governor Takeshi Onaga submitted documents to the fisheries ministry, Friday, justifying his orders to suspend the ocean floor survey work off the coast of Henoko. In the documents...
Okinawa LDP to nominate Aiko Shimajiri chairperson [Politics]
The Liberal Democratic Party of Okinawa informally decided at their meeting, Sunday, to bring in 50-year-old Aiko Shimajiri, a LDP Upper House member, as the next chairperson of LD...
Tomigusuku sees record low voting rate in City Assembly election [Politics]
Residents of Tomigusuku City went to the polls, Sunday, to elect a new City Assembly. The ballots were counted on the same day and results made public. 16 of the incumbents and eig...
Tomigusuku City Assembly Elections on Sunday [Politics]
Residents of Tomigusuku City will go to the ballots this Sunday, to elect a new City Assembly. The ballots will be counted on the same day and the results announced by the midnight...
Kadena Mayor re-elected to second term without vote [Politics]
The incumbent Kadena Town Mayor was re-elected to a new term in office without a vote, as he was the only candidate for the post. The Kadena Mayoral election was officially schedul...
Onna voters pick new mayor over incumbent [Politics]
A challenger won the mayoral election in Onna Village, Sunday. In the Onna Village mayoral election, the incumbent, 67-year-old Fumiyasu Shikiya was seeking the fourth term in the ...
Okinawa’s budget slashed, but Henoko continues [Politics]
The central government in Tokyo has been sending not-quite-so-subtle signals to Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga, who’s only been in office a month, letting him know that opposition ...
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