August 21, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Japanese government announced August 20 that if construction were to be suspended due to Okinawa Prefecture’s revocation of approval for land reclamation activity, which is part of the plan to relocate MCAS Futenma to the Henoko neighborhood in Nago, Okinawa, they calculate that they would incur a loss of approximately million yen per day.
As a result, currently the government is considering seeking damages in the event that they...
August 4, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Washington Special Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha reporting
On August 1 the San Francisco District Court dismissed an appeal of the dugong lawsuit brought against the United States by U.S. and Japanese environmental conservation groups for the purpose of protecting...
July 30, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On July 30, the Tokyo liaison council “Don’t Fill the Ocean in Henoko With Sand” held a rally to support Governor Takeshi Onaga’s announcement that he will revoke the approval of land reclamation...
July 27, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 27 at 10:30 a.m., Governor of Okinawa Takeshi Onaga held a special conference at the Prefectural Office.
Regarding the replacement facility for Futenma Air Station being built in Henoko, Onaga announced that he will revoke...
July 18, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 17 the Henoko Okinawan Resident Vote Assembly, which aims to enact an ordinance for a prefectural referendum asking whether citizens approve or disapprove of the land reclamation project at Henoko, held a press conference at the Prefectural...
July 3, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
It recently came to light that the Ministry of Defense (MOD) is considering locations in Okinawa for depots to store ammunition and other resources for Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF). Establishing such a depot at JGSDF...
June 21, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) has received notification from the Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) that depositing soil into the ocean will commence on August 17 as part of the construction of a replacement facility for Futenma Air...
June 24, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Shimabukuro and Kenichi Yoshida
June 21, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Higashi Village – The Higashi Village assembly in Okinawa (Toshiyuki Awa, Chairman)...
June 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Shimabukuro
On June 14, it came to light that a prefectural referendum could take place, which might throw the certainty of land reclamation in Henoko into question.
If the referendum is held it will be after the...
June 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On June 16, the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) revealed that when it called to lodge an objection about the crash of an F-15 fighter aircraft stationed at the United States Air Force Kadena Air Base, the 18th Air Wing of Kadena Base...
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