December 13, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Special correspondent Yukiyo Zaha reports from Washington DC
On December 8, a petition website was created to halt the new base construction in Henoko, Nago City in association with the relocation of the U.S. military Futenma Air Station. The petition is addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump and the hope is to, at the very least, halt the construction before February 24 of next year at which time a prefectural referendum will be held. Signatures...
December 16, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 15 as part of construction of the Futenma replacement facility in Henoko, Nago City, soil deposits into the planned land reclamation area at Cape Henoko on Camp Schwab continued. Work temporarily stopped when the soil hauled in on December 14 was...
December 11, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 11 the Yomitan Village Assembly (chaired by Atsushi Iha) unanimously passed a position statement and protest resolution relating to an incident in which a U.S. Air Force soldier in possession of a handgun deserted his base and went missing. The position...
December 14, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
In reaction to the Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) starting land reclamation in the water off the coast of Henoko, Nago as part of new U.S. military base construction December 14, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki gave remarks to reporters at the Okinawa...
December 10, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the Uebaru neighborhood in Naha, the sound of a large “BOOM” spread throughout a residential area as an undetonated artillery shell was disposed of by detonation December 9. The shell was found in between houses and apartments...
December 10, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
December 9 marked the establishment of the “Liaison Committee for Prefectural Referendum to Demonstrate Popular Will Against Henoko Reclamation and New Base Construction” in preparation for the prefectural referendum to be held...
December 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On Dec. 6, the Okinawa General Bureau announced the completion of its three-year repainting project of Shuri Castle located in Naha City. Restoration of the lacquer used on the castle’s seiden, or the main hall, began in 2016 and...
December 6, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Taichi Hirayasu
A new plan is being put into action to increase the consumption of Ryukyu Awamori, which has seen a recent downward trend in consumption, by promoting exports.
In addition to the “Ryukyu Awamori Export Project,”...
December 6, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 6 at the construction site for the Futenma Replacement Facility in Henoko, Nago City, the Okinawa Defense Bureau moves forward with hauling sediment from the Ryukyu Cement Co. pier in Awa, Nago City.
Hauling...
December 7, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Overseas Base Realignment and Closure Coalition (OBRACC), a group comprised of U.S. experts and former high-level public officials, recently released a letter to Congress calling for the closure of U.S. bases in Okinawa, Europe,...
December 1, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Special correspondent Yukiyo Zaha reports from Washington DC
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