October 18, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
Thorough decontamination of land used by the U.S. military must be carried out before it is returned. The Okinawa Defense Bureau has submitted a proposal plan for the return of roughly half of the U.S. military’s Northern Training Area, but the fact that its plan limits the decontamination period to “12 to 18 months” is unacceptable.
Decontamination is a major obstacle to realizing the early return of U.S. military base land in Okinawa. There...
September 27, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
If those imposing a burden intend to seriously think about reducing such burden, they must listen sufficiently to the opinions of the local people, and endeavor to realize a solution to the problems they experience.
Unilaterally forcing a “burden reduction”...
September 2, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
Six Japanese NGOs, including the Nature Conservation Society of Japan, jointly submitted a recommendation to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on how to deal with invasive species that will be introduced during construction of a new base...
August 22, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
State power mercilessly suppresses protest activities carried out by citizens on the basis of freedom of thought and belief. At this moment in time, the only places in Japan where that is happening are Henoko, Nago City and Takae, Higashi Village.
It is...
July 13, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
The United States military and the government should cancel their plan to build helipads in the U.S. military’s Northern Training Area near Takae in Higashi Village.
The construction of helipads to be used by Osprey will harm not only the living environment...
July 11, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa will not be daunted by the hardline stance of the Abe administration. The election results are a sign of the indomitable resolve of the Okinawan people with a steady eye on the future.
Yoichi Iha, the non-party affiliated former mayor of Ginowan City,...
July 5, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
The issue of alien species invasion feared to occur due to soil being brought in from other parts of Japan as part of the new Henoko base construction will be discussed at the General Assembly of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in September....
June 24, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
In a peace declaration made at the June 23 memorial to mourn those who were sacrificed in the Battle of Okinawa, Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga called on the Japanese and U.S. governments to reduce the U.S. Marine presence on Okinawa as a concrete measure to protect...
June 20, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
As long as there are bases in Okinawa, incidents perpetrated by the U.S. military and base employees that violate women’s human rights and put their lives in danger will continue to occur.
The anger and sadness of Okinawans can no longer be expressed in...
June 6, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
The will of the people has been made clear once again. It is unacceptable for the Japanese government to continue to ignore and trample upon the Okinawan people’s will.
Okinawa’s twelfth prefectural assembly election drew nationwide attention, with people...
June 7, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
A U.S. Navy sailor stationed on Kadena Air Base was driving under the influence of alcohol and in the wrong direction along National Route 58 in Mizugama, Kadena Town, and crashed into two kei cars (small vehicles with specific tax benefits in Japan) successively,...
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