2019 | Stand With Okinawa

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Feb. 12 (Tue): Eleven Canoes Protested All Day Long While 594 Truckloads Were Delivered

(In front of the Gate) At 9:30am, mixer trucks and dump trucks in the total of 111came to the Gate. […]

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Feb. 9 (Sat): Soft Foundation Improvement Requires 77,000 Sand Compaction Piles, i.e. 6.5 Million Cubic Meters of Sand

(In front of the Gate) No delivery was made, although 130 people joined the sit-in. For more than 2 months […]

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Document : Grounds for revocation 2018.8.31

Grounds for revocation No. 1 The requirement of “appropriate and rational use of national land” (Article 4, Paragraph 1, Item […]

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Feb. 8 (Fri): Foundation Improvement Deeper Down to 90m Depth

(In front of the Gate) Three times a day, at 9:00am, 12:30pm, and 15:00pm, the total of 348 loads for […]

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Feb. 7 (Thu): Forty-Five Stayed in the Sit-In in a Downpour

(In front of the Gate) The new security service company was not yet accustomed to the routine and took time […]

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Expert claims no previous reinforcement of soft ground 90 meters below sea level, the depth found in Henoko construction area

February 7, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On February 6, it came to the Ryukyu Shimpo’s attention that the thickest layer of […]

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Feb. 6 (Wed): 30% of the Zone 2-1 is Filled

(In front of the Gate) At 10:00am, 22 people resumed the sit-in. Crashed stones (about 50cm in diameter) to be […]

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The FRF in Henoko Will Be Aborted

The FRF in Henoko Will Be Aborted Four Major Obstacles The experts have pointed out that “the FRF construction in […]

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Intensive Action on the Sea on Feb. 16th Protect the Life in the Oura Bay!

“The prefectural referendum (on February 24)” on the pros and the cons of the FRF in Henoko is coming closer. […]

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Expert claims no previous reinforcement of soft ground 90 meters below sea level, the depth found in Henoko construction area

February 7, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On February 6, it came to the Ryukyu Shimpo’s attention that the thickest layer of […]

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Feb. 5 (Tue): Revealed that a Marine Security Guard Service Company Reported the Protestors’ Names to the Defense Bureau

(In front of the Gate) In a drizzle, from 9:00am, 44 people resumed the sit-in. Eight students who graduate from […]

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Feb. 4 (Mon): More Than a Half of an Opinion Poll Did Not Support Abe Administration’s Position to Complete the Construction of FRF (Futenma Replacement Facility = the new base in Henoko)

(In front of the Gate) AT 8:30am, 35 people resumed the sit-in protest. From this week, a new company took […]

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Feb 2 (Sat): “The plan of a new military base will inevitably fail,” said Mr. Tsuyoshi Kitaueda at the rally on the first Saturday.

（In front of the gate） A mass rally was held, as usual, on the first Saturday in this month. It […]

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Central government considers Henoko seafloor reinforcement method using 60,000 sand pillars

February 1, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On January 31, it came to light that the Japanese government is considering using approximately […]

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Feb. 1 (Fri): Prime Minister Abe Admits the Existence of a Soft Ground – Cost for Reinforcement Expected to be 10 Times more than the Initial Plan

(In front of the Gate) Nine members of Tokyo Bar Association and Mr. Tsuda Daisuke, a journalist, with a group […]

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Jan. 31 (Thu): Accompanied by “Quit Abe Ondo”, Being Pulled-Out of the Protest Sit-In Turned Out to be Fun

(In front of the Gate) A little over 30 protestors of average age of 60 years vs. 50 young strong […]

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16 Nago citizens sue the state for suspending revocation of the Henoko landfill permit

January 30, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On January 29, 16 Nago residents living in the vicinity of the landfill area resorted […]

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Jan. 30 (Wed): Spirits Flew High with “Panseri” and “Quit Abe Ondo”

(In front of the Gate) Only 15 people left in front of the Gate because many went to the Pier […]

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Jan. 29 (Tue): “No Effect on the Coral.” The Administration Obstinately Insisted and Began Building N4 Seawall

(In front of the Gate) A group from Korea visited us again; professors and graduate school students, 20 in total. […]

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Jan. 28 (Mon): Mr. Kinjou Minoru, a sculptor, Asked, “Isn’t the Defense Bureau Ashamed of Itself for Building a US Military Base?”

(In front of the Gate) At 9:00am, 25 people resumed the sit-in, but were removed by several tens of the […]

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Jan. 26 (Sat): Kick-Off Toward the Prefectural Referendum “To Corner Abe Administration by Overwhelming No to the New Military Base”

(In front of the Gate) The Prefectural referendum on the new military base in Henoko will be carried out on […]

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Jan 25(Fri): Protestors sang and danced at the entrance of the pier

（In front of the gate） About 40 protestors started sit-in at eight in the morning. 94, 85 and 84 vehicles […]

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OWAAMV’s Takazato explains WWII-era framework of sexual violence still exists in Okinawa

January 16, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On January 12, a civic public lecture organized by the Battle of Okinawa and Mental […]

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Jan. 24 (Thu): A Pink Group from Korea Came to Support Us

(In front of the Gate) Nineteen members of “Omoni (mother in Korean) for Peace” organized in Korea 4 years ago […]

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Jan. 23 (Wed): “We Aim to Delay the Construction Work as Long as Possible, even for One Minute or One Second.” (A sit-in participant spoke.)

(In front of the Gate) Only 10 people resumed the sit-in because more participation is required for the Wednesday Action […]

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Jan. 22 (Tue): The Administration admits that soft ground does exist and proceeds to make changes to the construction plan

(In front of the Gate) A family of three including a woman in her 20s originally from Okinawa and currently […]

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Yearly Archives: 2019

Feb. 12 (Tue): Eleven Canoes Protested All Day Long While 594 Truckloads Were Delivered

Feb. 9 (Sat): Soft Foundation Improvement Requires 77,000 Sand Compaction Piles, i.e. 6.5 Million Cubic Meters of Sand

Document : Grounds for revocation 2018.8.31

Feb. 8 (Fri): Foundation Improvement Deeper Down to 90m Depth

Feb. 7 (Thu): Forty-Five Stayed in the Sit-In in a Downpour

Expert claims no previous reinforcement of soft ground 90 meters below sea level, the depth found in Henoko construction area

Feb. 6 (Wed): 30% of the Zone 2-1 is Filled

The FRF in Henoko Will Be Aborted

Intensive Action on the Sea on Feb. 16th Protect the Life in the Oura Bay!

Expert claims no previous reinforcement of soft ground 90 meters below sea level, the depth found in Henoko construction area

Feb. 5 (Tue): Revealed that a Marine Security Guard Service Company Reported the Protestors’ Names to the Defense Bureau

Feb. 4 (Mon): More Than a Half of an Opinion Poll Did Not Support Abe Administration’s Position to Complete the Construction of FRF (Futenma Replacement Facility = the new base in Henoko)

How to go to Henoko

Feb 2 (Sat): “The plan of a new military base will inevitably fail,” said Mr. Tsuyoshi Kitaueda at the rally on the first Saturday.

Central government considers Henoko seafloor reinforcement method using 60,000 sand pillars

Feb. 1 (Fri): Prime Minister Abe Admits the Existence of a Soft Ground – Cost for Reinforcement Expected to be 10 Times more than the Initial Plan

Jan. 31 (Thu): Accompanied by “Quit Abe Ondo”, Being Pulled-Out of the Protest Sit-In Turned Out to be Fun

16 Nago citizens sue the state for suspending revocation of the Henoko landfill permit

Jan. 30 (Wed): Spirits Flew High with “Panseri” and “Quit Abe Ondo”

Jan. 29 (Tue): “No Effect on the Coral.” The Administration Obstinately Insisted and Began Building N4 Seawall

Jan. 28 (Mon): Mr. Kinjou Minoru, a sculptor, Asked, “Isn’t the Defense Bureau Ashamed of Itself for Building a US Military Base?”

Jan. 26 (Sat): Kick-Off Toward the Prefectural Referendum “To Corner Abe Administration by Overwhelming No to the New Military Base”

Jan 25(Fri): Protestors sang and danced at the entrance of the pier

OWAAMV’s Takazato explains WWII-era framework of sexual violence still exists in Okinawa

Jan. 24 (Thu): A Pink Group from Korea Came to Support Us

Jan. 23 (Wed): “We Aim to Delay the Construction Work as Long as Possible, even for One Minute or One Second.” (A sit-in participant spoke.)

Jan. 22 (Tue): The Administration admits that soft ground does exist and proceeds to make changes to the construction plan

Jan. 21 (Mon): Former Prime Minister Hatoyama Visited the Pier in Awa

A Lecture by Mr. Yara Tomohiro to be held on February 10

Action: GoGo Drive on Every Wednesday, Demonstration in front of the Pier every day, Join Us!