2019 | Stand With Okinawa

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Apr. 14 U.S. navy sailor presumably kills woman, commits suicide

April 14, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On the morning of April 13 a 44-year-old Japanese woman and a 32-year-old U.S. Navy […]

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Apr 13 (Sat): The K8 seawall was extended to 115 m in length./The spawning region of the sea turtles disappeared.

（In front of the gate） No materials were delivered. 90 protestors, including visitors for help from the mainland, enjoyed singing […]

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Apr.12 Complaints of aircraft noise from Air Station Futenma at a record high of 684

April 12, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo In 2018, Ginowan City, Okinawa Prefecture received 684 complaints pertaining to the aircraft noise from […]

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Apr. 12 (Fri): Canoe Team Delayed Barges Anchoring by 2 Hours / Noise Pollution at Futenma Air Base is at the Max

(In Front of the Gate) Approximately 30 people resumed the sit-in from 8:30 a.m., but were removed by the riot […]

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Apr. 11 (Thu): A Turtle was Found. “Reclaiming the Sea is So Cruel for Turtles!” / A F35A Fighter Went Down in Offshore of Aomori Prefecture, the first Crash Incidence of this Type of Fighter in the World.

(In Front of the Gate) Approximately 90 people resumed the sit-in and called out aloud. “Do not destroy the sea!” […]

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Apr. 10 (Wed): Safe Driving Parade Reduced the Number of Truck Deliveries by a Half / A Trace of an Active Fault Found in Henoko by the Experts

(In Front of the Gate) This is the day of Wednesday Intensive Action in Awa, but we learned that there […]

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April 9 (Tuesday): By-Election of House of Representatives Starts / 490 Dumps Transported Sand-and-Soil in Awa-Pier

(In Front of the Gate) Two hundred fifty-nine (259) vehicles carried in construction materials in three times. April 9 (“four-ku”) […]

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Apr. 8 (Mon): Rallied All Day Long in the Hot Sun, Emergency Statement by WWF to Stop Reclamation Immediately

(In front of the Gate) A hot day as if it were in the early summer time. Approximately 50 people […]

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Apr. 6 (Sat): The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Concluded that “Revocation of the Permit was Unlawful”, 800 People Participated in the Monthly 1st Saturday Meeting, Authoritarian Actions by the Administration Are Not Acceptable.

(In front of the Gate) The Monthly 1st Saturday Meeting was held in front of the Gate. Approximately 800 people […]

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Apr 4 (Thu): 7 banners and a tent were stolen in Awa and Takae, respectively. / Rocks were dumped with a roar into the sea at the K8 seawall.

（In front of the gate） About 40 protestors started a sit-in at 8:30 in the morning. They were removed in […]

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Apr. 3 (Thu): Mr. Medoruma Appealed that “Exigent Arrest Was Illegal to the Higher Court, At the Pier in Awa 150 People Gathered to Protest

(In front of the Gate) So many people went to join the Wednesday Intensive Action at the Pier in Awa […]

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Apr. 2 (Tue): “Give Us Back Our Life-Line Road!” Mr. Yamashiro Hiroji cried, Ten Students from Hokkaido Middle and High Schools Visited

(In front of the Gate) Dump trucks and mixer trucks come without a break as if they own the road. […]

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April 2, Citizens stage sit-in and canoe protests as K8 seawall construction continues in Henoko

April 2, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo As part of construction of the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) in Henoko, Nago City, the […]

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Apr. 1 (Mon): The Okinawa Prefectural Government Requests an Examination of Landfill Earth and Sand, No Move to Ship Earth and Sand from Shiokawa Pier

(In front of the Gate) Three times a day from the morning through the afternoon, 258 truckloads in total were […]

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Okinawans abroad lobby for support, endorsed by Nobel laureate

April 1, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo Okinawans in the U.S. and Europe, and Okinawan Americans have newly joined forces as the […]

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Mar. 29 (Fri): Construction at 3 Locations Simultaneously in Progress, Shipping from Shiokawa District of Motobu Town Starts on April 1?

(In front of the Gate) In a drizzle, 25 people resumed the sit-in from8:30am. In the afternoon, 40 people rallied […]

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Mar. 28 (Thu): “Grief and Anger Brought Tears” in front of the Gate, An Amphibious Assault Ship Appeared in Oura Bay

(In front of the Gate) Approximately 40 people resumed the sit-in form 8:30am, but were removed by the riot police […]

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Mar. 27 (Wed): Eleven Members of 3 Generation Families Joined in the Sit-In in front of the Gate, No Trace of Feeding by Dugongs since the Last December

(In front of the Gate) Eleven members over 3 generations of 2 families from Fukuoka Prefecture, joined the Sit-in in […]

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Mar. 26 (Tue): Tamaki Prefectural Administration Sued the Central Government to Repeal the Revocation of the Permit Cancelation, The Largest Amount of Earth and Sand deposited from Awa for a Day

(In front of the Gate) An 88 year old man who was a teacher and took an airplane for the […]

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Mar. 25 (Mon): Depositing Earth and Sand into the Zone 2 Began, Six Hundred people Gathered to Protest on Land and on the Sea

(In front of the Gate) In conjunction with the canoe team’s Intensive Action on the Sea, approximately 40 people gathered […]

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Mar 22 (Fri): The Safe Driving Parade stopped delivery by the cement mixer trucks./The length of the K8 Seawall has got to be 43 m.

（In front of the gate） The members, who always delay delivery of soil/sand by performing the Safe Driving Parade with […]

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Mar. 20 (Wed): Wednesday Intensive Action, Delivery of Earth and Sand was Reduced by A Half, 6.5 Million M3 of Sand Required to Reinforce the Soft Seafloor

(In front of the Gate) A police patrol car leads a line of large trucks at the designated times a […]

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Yearly Archives: 2019

Apr. 14 U.S. navy sailor presumably kills woman, commits suicide

Apr 13 (Sat): The K8 seawall was extended to 115 m in length./The spawning region of the sea turtles disappeared.

Apr.12 Complaints of aircraft noise from Air Station Futenma at a record high of 684

Apr. 12 (Fri): Canoe Team Delayed Barges Anchoring by 2 Hours / Noise Pollution at Futenma Air Base is at the Max

Apr. 11 (Thu): A Turtle was Found. “Reclaiming the Sea is So Cruel for Turtles!” / A F35A Fighter Went Down in Offshore of Aomori Prefecture, the first Crash Incidence of this Type of Fighter in the World.

Apr. 10 (Wed): Safe Driving Parade Reduced the Number of Truck Deliveries by a Half / A Trace of an Active Fault Found in Henoko by the Experts

April 9 (Tuesday): By-Election of House of Representatives Starts / 490 Dumps Transported Sand-and-Soil in Awa-Pier

Apr. 8 (Mon): Rallied All Day Long in the Hot Sun, Emergency Statement by WWF to Stop Reclamation Immediately

Apr. 6 (Sat): The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Concluded that “Revocation of the Permit was Unlawful”, 800 People Participated in the Monthly 1st Saturday Meeting, Authoritarian Actions by the Administration Are Not Acceptable.

Apr 4 (Thu): 7 banners and a tent were stolen in Awa and Takae, respectively. / Rocks were dumped with a roar into the sea at the K8 seawall.

Apr. 3 (Thu): Mr. Medoruma Appealed that “Exigent Arrest Was Illegal to the Higher Court, At the Pier in Awa 150 People Gathered to Protest

Apr. 2 (Tue): “Give Us Back Our Life-Line Road!” Mr. Yamashiro Hiroji cried, Ten Students from Hokkaido Middle and High Schools Visited

April 2, Citizens stage sit-in and canoe protests as K8 seawall construction continues in Henoko

Apr. 1 (Mon): The Okinawa Prefectural Government Requests an Examination of Landfill Earth and Sand, No Move to Ship Earth and Sand from Shiokawa Pier

Okinawans abroad lobby for support, endorsed by Nobel laureate

Mar. 29 (Fri): Construction at 3 Locations Simultaneously in Progress, Shipping from Shiokawa District of Motobu Town Starts on April 1?

Mar. 28 (Thu): “Grief and Anger Brought Tears” in front of the Gate, An Amphibious Assault Ship Appeared in Oura Bay

Mar. 27 (Wed): Eleven Members of 3 Generation Families Joined in the Sit-In in front of the Gate, No Trace of Feeding by Dugongs since the Last December

Mar. 26 (Tue): Tamaki Prefectural Administration Sued the Central Government to Repeal the Revocation of the Permit Cancelation, The Largest Amount of Earth and Sand deposited from Awa for a Day

Mar. 25 (Mon): Depositing Earth and Sand into the Zone 2 Began, Six Hundred people Gathered to Protest on Land and on the Sea

Mar 22 (Fri): The Safe Driving Parade stopped delivery by the cement mixer trucks./The length of the K8 Seawall has got to be 43 m.

Mar. 20 (Wed): Wednesday Intensive Action, Delivery of Earth and Sand was Reduced by A Half, 6.5 Million M3 of Sand Required to Reinforce the Soft Seafloor

March 19 (Tue): More “soft sea-floor” Found / Indication of Longer Construction Time

Mar. 18 (Mon): A Dugong Discovered Dead, Over 10,000 People Attended a Prefectural Citizens’ Meeting

Mar. 15 (Fri): Anger Boiling in front of the Gate, 542 Truckloads were Delivered to the Pier in Awa

Editorial: Aircraft noise from Kadena leads to health issues and even death

Mar.14 (Thu): Three Months Passed since the Start of Depositing Dirt and Sand, a Half of the Zone 2-1 is Filled

Mar. 13 (Wed): Wednesday Intensive Action, Deliveries of Dirt and Sand were less by a Half

Mar. 12 (Tue): Mochi Pounding and Traditional Folk Songs Brought Spring to the Tent Village

Mar. 11 (Mon): On Memorial Day for the East Japan Earthquake, a Man Exasperated, “Construction! On the Memorial Day?!”