June 12, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the early morning on June 11, a U.S. F-15 fighter aircraft from Kadena Air Base crashed in the ocean to the south of Okinawa Island.
Residents living in the vicinity of the base have been reminded again of the danger to which they are neighbors.
Those living their usual daily lives below heard a resounding roar from the U.S. military aircraft overhead, which aroused their fear of repeating...
June 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Japanese government is making arrangements for land reclamation work in Henoko, as part of construction of the replacement facility for Futenma Air Station.
Although the government planned to start depositing soil into the ocean...
June 7, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
At Ie Jima Auxiliary Airfield in Ie Village, expansion work is proceeding on the “LHD deck” airstrip, which simulates the deck of an amphibious assault ship.
On June 6, the Ryukyu Shimpo used drone aerial photography to check in on this airstrip...
June 7, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
With a 155-km fastball and good slugging power, two-way prospect Joey O’Brien, 20, from Okinawa Prefectural Kitagusuku High School, and more recently the College of Southern Nevada, was drafted by the Seattle Mariners...
June 7, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
It was announced June 6 that Japan and the U.S. are discussing a proposal to solve an ongoing issue where the U.S. has refused to pay damages to the surviving family of the woman who was raped and murdered by a civilian contractor working on a U.S. military...
June 6, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On June 5, former Canadian diplomat who currently lives in Vancouver, Terry Greenberg, 72, and his wife Yoko Oikawa, 59, attended an at-sea protest for the first time.
The purpose of this protest was to prevent the new base construction that is...
June 5, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yuri Shimizu
On June 4, the Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) began notification procedures as set forth in the Okinawa Prefecture Red Soil Prevention Ordinance, which is necessary to perform before depositing soil in the ocean. These soil deposits are part of...
May 31, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
U.S. F-22 Raptor stealth fighters were first deployed to Okinawa in 2007, and have again been temporarily deployed to Kadena Air Base. Following deployment, the number of noise occurrences in neighboring municipalities doubled, and complaints from residents increased...
May 27, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
A large-scale citizens’ rally encircling the National Diet called “Don’t Destroy the Beautiful Ocean, Don’t Fill it with Sand” met on May 26, calling for abandonment of Futenma replacement facility construction in Henoko, Nago City. The rally...
June 4, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
Three U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey transport aircraft stationed at Yokota Air Base landed one after the other at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa in the afternoon June 4. This is the first time that the CV-22 has come to Okinawa.
The first CV-22 landed...
May 31, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo –In a policy paper submitted by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to the necessary ministries in hopes of the policy suggestions being reflected in the “Big-Boned Policy,” a set of policy guidelines to determine economic and fiscal management, it was...
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