Archive for December, 2017
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November 27, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The International Human Rights Law Association (IHRLA), chaired by Shin Hae Bong, held its 29th annual meeting over two days starting on November 26 at Times Hall in Naha City. At this meeting, lawyers and researchers from around Japan discussed lawsuits concerning U.S. bases in Okinawa, such as the current lawsuit aimed at stopping new base construction in Henoko, and how these lawsuits relate to international human rights law....
November 27, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Japan Men’s National Team 1 – Ryo Kiyuna, Arata Kinjo, and Takuya Uemura (of the Okinawa Ryuei Ryu Karate Kobudo Organization) went undefeated with five straight victories on the final day of the Karate 1 –Series A Okinawa...
November 24, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Kunigami) In relation to the Okinawa Defense Bureau’s use of Oku Port in Kunigami as a spot from which to transport stone materials to be used in the construction of a new base in Henoko, Nago, on November 23, Oku Ward held an emergency...