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January 29, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa University and some 250 law students welcomed Gov. Denny Tamaki as a guest lecturer on Jan. 28. Gov....
January 24, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 24 a group of constitutional scholars including former professor Masaki Ina of the International Christian University gathered at the House of Representatives in Tokyo and presented a researchers’ statement opposing the...
January 27, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 26, a group opposing construction of the Henoko base held a kickoff rally in front of a gate to Camp Schwab.
This rally was held to address the prefectural referendum that will ask citizens for a “yes”...
January 24, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
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January 24, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki held his first meeting with the U.S. military’s top commander in Okinawa, Okinawa Area Coordinator Lieutenant General Eric Smith.
At the meeting, the governor told the OAC that regarding the over-burdening...
January 23, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) stated its perspective that as part of construction of the Futenma Replacement Facility in Henoko, even without transplanting coral, construction of the seawalls on the Oura Bay side of Cape Henoko will...
January 20, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
The village of Yomitan has been working on digitizing copious amounts of records as part of the “Okinawan Post-War Education History and Reversion Archive Project.”
The village hosted a briefing session on Jan. 19 to report on the progress...
January 20, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
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January 22, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
It was learned January 21 that the Japanese government is looking to being with a revised construction plan this spring, with an eye towards improving the soft foundation of the undersea area where land reclamation is taking place as...
January 22, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
At a cabinet meeting on January 22 the Japanese government agreed to nominate a candidate site comprised of Amami Oshima, Tokuno Island, a northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (hereafter referred to as...
January 24, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 23, Orion Beer announced the tender offer for Orion shares by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (HD) and U.S. investment firm The Carlyle Group, along with their approval to become a wholly owned subsidiary company.
In short,...