September 11, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 11, The Ministry of Defense announced a summary of a report by the U.S. military of an accident in which an MV-22 Osprey vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft belonging to the Futenma Air Station crashed off the coast of Abu, Nago City, in December last year.
According to the announcement, the accident was caused by the pilot making a mistake during aerial refueling training under difficult weather...
September 1, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chie Tome
After a high concentration of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) was discovered at the Chatan Water Treatment Plant in Okinawa Prefecture, which takes in water from rivers near U.S. military bases, the prefectural...
August 27, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Washington Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha
“American base expansion and the militarization of Okinawa by the Abe and Trump administrations must be stopped!”
These words, spoken by Kent Wong, head of the UCLA...
August 23, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 22 the Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced that it is moving preparations forward on a written report for submission to the Okinawa prefectural government and other local municipalities.
The report will include the use...
August 23, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
In preparation for the Okinawa Prefecture Nago City Mayoral Election next year on February 4, the current Nago City Mayor Susumi Inamine, 72, held a press conference on August 23 at the Nago City Labor Welfare Center...
August 29, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the wake of an MV-22 Osprey vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft crashing off the coast of Australia, the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly passed a protest resolution and a written opinion demanding the withdrawal of the aircraft...
August 23, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 21 (local time), the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed the lower court’s decision in the Okinawa dugong lawsuit in which Okinawan community members and American and Japanese conservation groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department...
August 18, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On August 18 at an extraordinary session of the Ginowan City Council, the council unanimously voted to adopt a protest resolution and written argument demanding a speedy investigation and announcement regarding the cause of the recent...
August 17, 2017Ryukyu Shimpo
A delegation of the All-Okinawa Kaigi (All-Okinawa Coalition) departed from Naha for the United States to raise awareness about the current situation regarding the construction of a new U.S. base in Henoko, Nago.
It is the second time the...
August 13, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 12, The All Okinawa Kaigi (All Okinawa Coalition) held a mass rally to support Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga and resist the construction of a new U.S. base in Henoko, Nago, at Onoyama Athletic Stadium, Naha.
The rally called for the cancellation...
August 10 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The U.S. Air Force began to conduct a night time parachute drop training within the sea of the Tsukenjima Training Area, Uruma City, at around 8 p.m. on August 9.
The Okinawa Prefectural Government and Uruma City Office urged the U.S. military to cancel the...
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