On the 3rd anniversary of the start of Henoko construction, Okinawa residents assemble at the gates of Camp Schwab and on the water to call for a halt to land filling in Henoko

On the 3rd anniversary of the start of Henoko construction, Okinawa residents assemble at the gates of Camp Schwab and on the water to call for a halt to land filling in Henoko

Protesters staging a sit-in – December 14, 9:00 a.m. at the gates of Camp Schwab in Henoko, Nago


December 14, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

December 14 will mark the third anniversary since the Japanese government started land reclamation along the coast of Henoko, part of the construction involved for relocating MCAS Futenma to new facilities in Henoko, Nago. To mark the anniversary, All Okinawa, an organization comprising political parties and citizen’s groups that oppose new base construction, assembled at the gates of Camp Schwab and on the water on the Henoko coast to stage a protest against the land filling activities.

Starting at 8:40 a.m. around 40 people gathered in front of the gate to stage a sit-in. At the st

Protesters gathered on the water calling for a halt to land reclamation construction – December 14, 10:00 a.m., on the coast of Henoko, Nago

art of the sit-in, the group chanted protests together such as, “Let’s do our best to force a stop to this [base] relocation.”

On the water, around 30 canoes and three protest boats gathered, chanting in unison against the base construction with slogans like, “protect the coral reefs,” “stop the illegal construction,” and “don’t destroy the ocean.”

(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)

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