December, 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 […]