2019 | Stand With Okinawa

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Sit in 2000 days support message

From U.S.A The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance stands in complete solidarity with the resisters at the Camp Schwab gate […]

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December 27 (Fri): The Japanese Government suddenly changed to procure earth and sand only within the prefecture. / At the Day 2000 Rally 100 participants pledged to stop the construction definitely next year

The Japanese government suddenly changed their policy and announced that they will procure earth and sand used for landfill not […]

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December 27, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo Editorial:With Henoko construction costs expected to reach 930 billion yen, land reclamation must be stopped at once

December 27, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo The Ministry of Defense announced that new base construction at Henoko in Nago city would […]

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KYODO NEWS – Dec 25, 2019 Okinawa base transfer costs to more than double to 930 bil. yen

KYODO NEWS – Dec 25, 2019 – 23:08 | All, Japan The Defense Ministry said Wednesday it now estimates the […]

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Dec. 25 (Wed): The Defense Bureau annouced the total construction cost would be 930 billion yen, “will cost more”as per Okinawa Prefectural government / Peace Award to Mr. Yamashiro Hiroji

At the year end, the Defense Bureau finally announced the total construction cost of the new base in Henoko would […]

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Dec. 23 (Mon): The government of Japan estimated 10 years for landfill in Henoko to complete / On the 27th, a rally for the 2000 days anniversary of the sit-in was held in front of Camp Schwab Gate

It was reported on the 22nd that the government of Japan estimated 10 years to complete landfill for the new […]

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KYODO NEWS – Dec 22 Japan extends construction period for U.S. base in Okinawa to 10 yrs

KYODO NEWS – Dec 22, 2019 – 18:16 | All, Japan Japan has decided to extend the construction period for […]

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Dec. 20 (Fri): The Self Defense Bureau’s budget did not include the cost for improvement for soft seabed / The 3rd Thursday Intensive Action participated by 230 protestors

The Self Defense Bureau did not include the improvement cost of the soft seabed in the Oura Bay in its […]

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Dec. 18 (Wed.): The Mayor of Nago City continues to be elusive when it comes to the new base / A monk warns, “history will repeat itself if our remorse of the war is forgotten”

We went to a meeting of the Nago City assembly to hear with our own ears about the position that […]

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Dec. 16 (Mon): A banner says “Taiwanese, Koreans, and Chinese are Okinawan’s friends” / Forty citizens delayed deliveries of earth/sand in Shiokawa

Landfill works had been suspended in the latter part of the last week because most of the riot police was […]

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December 14, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo Editorial: It has been one year since the start of land reclamation in Henoko. Japan should end construction Henoko and close MCAS Futenma

December 14, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo Does the Japanese government consider Okinawans as Japanese? Their extreme arrogance fill us with these […]

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December 14, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo How far will costs rise? 147.1 billion yen already spent on mere 1% of Henoko land reclamation, prefectural government estimates total of 2.55 trillion

December 14, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo December 14 marks one year from the day that the government started dumping soil into […]

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December 12, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo Nansei Islands Dugong Declared Critically Endangered The World’s Largest Nature Conservation Network Worries about the Impact of New Base Construction

December 12, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On December 10, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that the dugong […]

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Dec. 11 (Wed) : Low-frequency noise caused by US military aircrafts exceeds the acceptable limit at Midorigaoka Nursery School ／Protest continued at 3 sites in the rain.

It was clarified on Dec. 7 that low-frequency noise caused by flights of Ospreys, measured at Midorigaoka Nursery School next […]

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Dec. 9 (Mon): The Okinawa Prefecture office estimates approximately only 1 % of the required volume of earth for landfill has been thrown in / ”Mr. Geito-Mae (Mr. in front of the gate)” gave a pep-talk

On Dec 6, Director of the civil engineering and construction department of the Prefectural office stated in response to a […]

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Dec. 6 (Fri.): U.S. Armed Forces dropped 3 flare bombs / Danced in protest while the temperature dropped

Another accident was caused by a US military aircraft. This time 3 flare bombs were dropped in Igei residential area […]

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Dec. 4 (Thu): Intensive Action on Sea participated by 66 canoes and 5 boats forced the Defense Bureau to give up the landfill operation for the day

Approximately one year has passed since the start of dumping earth/sand for landfill. At Ryukyu Cement Pier in Awa where […]

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Dec. 2 (Mon): 153 vehicles made deliveries to Camp Schwab / No earth/sand loaded to a carrier either in Motobu or Shiokawa.

A tremendous amount of earth/sand is required for landfill in the Oura Bay, approximately 25 milliom square meters which is […]

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December 2, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo A protest in its 16th year, and a teenager’s vision to “protect the future”

December 2, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo Henoko, Nago City—Every Saturday evening, the Peace Candle lights up near Camp Schwab to protest […]

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Nov. 29 (Fri): Court session opened to hear the Governor insisting “ligitimacy of cancelling the permit” / The editors of local newpapers visited the Camp Schwab Gate

The first oral pleadings was held at Naha Local Court on 26th in an appeal to a government office demanding […]

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Nov 27 (Wed): Landfill work not even slowly proceeding, only a few percentage finished / Canoe team successfully delayed departure of cargo ships

Everyone says, “The construction work proceeds in extremely slow tempo.” The number of the trucks delivering construction material to the […]

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Nov 25 (Mon): At the Camp Schwab Gate, Grandma Fumiko said “We should never allow to construct any military base causing warfare.”/ At Shiokawa, 30 people halted the transport for 2 hours.

Prime Minister Abe keeps trying to escape. Suspicions around a cherry blossom-viewing party, in which he was involved, have come […]

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November 22, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo Committee of Seven symposium addresses need to share Okinawa’s voice, apathy by mainland Japanese toward Okinawa

November 22, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On the evening of November 21, a symposium titled “Questioning this nation from Okinawa–peace, the […]

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November 21, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo A pastor who criticized U.S. military during High Commissioner inauguration during U.S. rule of Okinawa has 50-year anniversary with American missionary colleague. What did the two have to say about the current state of affairs in Okinawa?

November 21, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo William Elder, 92, who was sent as a missionary to the Okinawa Church of Christ […]

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Nov. 20 (Wed): The worst ever prime minister has served the longest / In Awa and Shiokawa, total 777 truckloads of earth and sand were delivered

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo became Japan’s longest-serving prime minister as of the 20th of November, beating previous-record holder Katsura Taro […]

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KYODO NEWS – Nov.19 PM Shinzo Abe admits involvement in guest selection for gov’t event

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged Wednesday that he was involved in the guest selection process for a publicly funded cherry […]

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11.15 (Fri.): Only 1 ship left the Awa pier / 3 of the coral colonies transplanted last year died

In light of the rising criticism on the “Cherry Blossom Viewing Event”, Prime Minister Abe decided to cancel the next […]

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Nov 13 (Mon): The Abe administration is cornered facing a storm of criticism against the cherry blossom-viewing events./ Using the Ryukyu Cement pier at Awa for transportation of earth and sand revealed as “use for purposes other than allowed purposes.”

Prime Miniter Abe is under fire. At the Diet he faced the allegation of inviting more than 800 members of […]

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Nov.11(Mon) Abe administration continues to steamroll its way / Protestes rallied at 5 locations and delayed deliveries of earth and sand

Okinawa’s riot police force was deployed to attend the enthronement parade in Tokyo last week, and they had to put […]

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Nov. 2 (Sat): The 1st Saturday Intensive Meeting attracted 1000 people who pledged “to unite with non-ruling parties to overthrow Abe administraiton

It was the day of the 1st Saturday Intensive Meeting in front of the gate of the Camp Schwab. Because […]