May 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 15, 1972, Okinawa was returned to Japanese control. In November of 1971, at the 67th extraordinary Diet, also known as the Okinawan Diet, Chief Executive of the Government of the Ryukyus Chobyo Yara submitted a proposal outlining steps to return Okinawa to Japan. In the introduction section of the proposal, it wished for, “A return as an island of peace, free of military bases.”
Even after the return to Japan, the...
February 20, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The progressing militarization of the Ryukyu Islands is a dangerous plan. It should not even be worth considering.
The Japanese government is currently considering deploying a surface-to-ship missile defense unit on Honto, the main Okinawan island. They...
February 5, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The issue of MCAS Futenma’s relocation to Henoko, Nago City was the major issue at hand in the Nago mayoral election. Taketoyo Toguchi, an independent new candidate endorsed by the Japanese government which is advancing construction in Henoko, beat the independent...
January 24, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Colonel Darin Clarke, who manages the Marines’ government and external affairs in the Pacific, made a comment in response to the protest resolution from the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly about consecutive U.S. military...
November 17, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The incident was a tragic one in which the life of a 20-year old woman with a bright future ahead of her was stolen away.
Although it is the right of the defendant, his exercise of the right to remain silent is difficult to...
October 12, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
A CH-53 transport helicopter belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma made an unplanned landing and then burst into flames on civilian land along route 70 in Higashi Village.
The nearest civilian homes were a mere 200...
October 3, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
A scarce type of coral has been discovered in the ocean area on the south side of Cape Henoko, where the Japanese government plans to do land reclamation for the construction of a new base in Henoko, Nago City.
The Okinawa Defense...
August 20, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
It may be obvious, but the relationship between Japan and the U.S. is not equal; the imbalanced power relationship continues.
This once again became clear at the joint presentation and press conference for the “2-plus-2” ministerial...
June 6, 2017 by Ryukyu Shimpo
“The memorial service for Okinawan prisoners of war in Hawaii,” which honors the 12 Okinawans who were captured during the Battle of Okinawa, then taken to a prison camp in Hawaii where they died, was just held for the first time in Honolulu.
The twelve...
April 29, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
At the 16th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) being held at the United Nations headquarters, a representative for the Asia region prepared a statement indicating that the construction of a new base in Okinawa is being pushed...
April 28, 2017 by Ryukyu Shimpo
The San Francisco Peace Treaty took effect on April 28, 1952, when Japan gained its independence, and when Okinawa, along with Amami and Ogasawara, were split from Japan.
In Article 3 of the Peace Treaty, the United States, with Japan’s consent and without...
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