December 1, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Parents from Midorigoaka Preschool (Nodake, Ginowan), where last year an incident wherein a piece from a U.S. military helicopter fell and landed on the school occurred, have formed a group dubbed “Team Midorigaoka 1207” and released a statement at a press conference held at the preschool November 30 demanding the right to vote on the referendum in Okinawa on whether or not to allow land reclamation in Henoko, Nago. The group is raising its...
November 28, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
In the afternoon of November 28, Governor Denny Tamaki met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister’s official residence to discuss the new base construction in Henoko, Nago City in association with the relocation of...
November 29, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
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November 27, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On November 27 at 3:30 p.m. at the Prefectural Office, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki made an official announcement about the prefectural referendum that will ask Okinawans whether they support or oppose the Futenma replacement facility...
November 23, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 22 for the first time since taking office, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki had an interview with former prime minister Yukio Hatoyama at the Prefectural Office.
In regard to construction of the Futenma Replacement...
November 27, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Special correspondent Yukiyo Zaha reports from Washington DC
On November 26, the Ryukyu Shimpo learned that although the total number of U.S. military installations outside of the United States has decreased more than 30 percent from 761 installations...
November 16, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Washington Special Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha
While visiting Washington, on November 14 (November 15 in Japan) Governor Denny Tamaki met with Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Mark Knapper and Acting Director for...
November 14, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Special Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha
New York – As part of his first official trip to the United States in office, Governor Denny Tamaki met with United Nations Under-Secretary-General of Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu on the evening of November...
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November 11, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
At a meeting with Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki requested an end to shared use by Japan and the U.S. of the Fukuji Dam inside the U.S. military’s Northern Training Area and the Kanna Dam inside the U.S....
November 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 6, third-generation Okinawan and incumbent Hawaii Governor David Ige (D) was re-elected in the gubernatorial election.
He received a total of 236,574 votes, a huge difference from the 109,857 votes received by State Representative...
November 3, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Motobu – The Motobu town government, which recently rejected a quay use application...
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