October 7, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tsuyoshi Arakaki
Sergei Glazyev, a top economic advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, gave an exclusive interview to the Ryukyu Shimpo October 6, in which he commented on issues and hopes for Russo-Japanese relations, as well as other topics such as the possibilities for Okinawa.
Glazyev indicated that the northern territories dispute is a, “major impediment” to Russo-Japanese relations, and that, “Modern Japan is an autonomous, independent...
October 3, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tsuyoshi Arakakai
After withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) on August 2, the U.S. announced that it would be deploying a large quantity of intermediate-range ballistic missiles, which were banned under the treaty, to...
September 29, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
“Community Roundtable to Promote SDGs”, a platform to allow island-wide discussions on advancing SDGs (United Nations sustainable development goals), was held on September 28 at the Okinawa Prefectural Library in Naha City.
A group of 80 residents...
October 1, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
It has been seven years since the MV-22 vertical-takeoff-and-landing-capable (VTOL) transport aircraft was deployed to MCAS Futenma in Ginowan. As part of measures taken to reduce noise pollution from aircraft (the noise pollution prevention agreement), flights...
September 26, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Saki Yoshida
Part of the work on Prefectural Route 24 Bypass, which is Okinawa is constructing to connect Chatan and Okinawa City, is being suspended as Okinawa has not received permission from the U.S. military for the work.
Part of the planned...
September 13, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo – Japan’s Cabinet Office opened an investigative commission to discuss future challenges for the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate School September 12.
In June, the Ministry of Finance released an expenditure review,...
September 19, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
The first round of oral arguments was held at the Fukuoka High Court Naha Branch (Judge Masamichi Okubo, presiding) September 18 in the “Voiding of involvement lawsuit,” which was filed by Okinawa against Japan after the Minister of Land, Infrastructure,...
September 18, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 17 the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa, planned to use one U.S. military Open Water Safety Boat for the purpose of training at Motobu Port in Motobu Town.
Although the boat was transported to the port, due to a protest by citizens and longshoremen,...
September 6, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Kyotaro Nishimura and 13 other authors/members of the Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc., announced on September 6 that they have lodged an official letter of request with the Japanese government, calling for the discontinuation of the Henoko base construction, and...
September 5, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki met with Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the Okinawa Prefectural Office September 5 to once again demand that the Japanese government abandon the plans to relocate MCAS Futenma to Henoko, as well as to...
August 27, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 26, association representative Seihan Nakazato and other members of the Miyakojima Residents’ Liaison Association Against the Missile Base visited the Okinawa prefectural office and the Okinawa Defense Bureau with a list of demands including cancellation...
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