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Mar 29 (Mon): Mayor Toguchi of Nago-city has “No opinion” on the new base / As covid-19 infection increased again, the number of protesters decreased

In response to the request of opinions called for from the Okinawa Prefectural government regarding the landfill for the new […]

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Mar 26 (Fri): For Apr 5-9, another hunger strike / The canoe team did well agai

Gushiken Takamatsu-san and five representatives of religious organizations who went on the hunger strike in protest against the soil collection […]

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Mar (24): The U.S. military performed drop training near the residential area, causing 97.2dB of noise.／80 citizens protested against it at four places.

Enough is enough. Okinawans cannot control their anger with the U.S. troops stationed in Okinawa who have no regard for […]

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Mar 22 (Mon): More Municipal Assemblies passed the resolution against the use of soil possibly mixed with ashes of dead / “Landfill is moving faster than expected,” says Okuma Masanori-san

A solidarity circle is expanding to support Gushikenn Takamatsu-san, a volunteer excavating the remains of the dead. He is conducting […]

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Mar 19 (Fri): Reclamation work cost for the U.S. military base in Henoko has soared by 60% in 2.5 years since the onset. / Kawaguchi Mayumi-san sang on the sea of Awa.

The new document submitted by the Defense Ministry revealed that they had increased the construction cost to build the new […]

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Mar 17 (Wed): Shiokawa and Awa areas suffer from the dump truck dust. / Great efforts of the canoe-team stopped the cargo ships for 1.5 hours

Route 449, which is the national road from Awa pier to the port of Shiokawa, is where tourists from abroad […]

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Mar 15 (Mon): Ms.Kim fasts in front of PM’s official residence in solidarity with Mr. Gushiken. / “No to soil delivery!” in front of Shiokawa Pier gate　

The new base construction continued despite the covid-19 state of emergency. They shipped approximately 1500 truckloads (equivalent to 7500 tons) […]

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March 12 (Fri): Report of Hunger Strike, Part 2: “I will try my best to find way to prevent the collection of soil that contains the remains,” said Governor Denny Tamaki.

Mar 5 (Fri) We have got used to camping. We can efficiently remove the bed to set our tents for […]

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Mar 10 (Wed): Hunger strike report continued: “The remains of 239 American soldiers are also resting there, and many Koreans who were forcibly brought to Okinawa and killed in the war,” says Mr. Takamatsu Gushiken.　

Mar 3 (Wed): Day 3 of the Hunger-Strike Since I joined Mr. Gushiken in the hunger-strike, it’s been only three […]

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Mar 8 (Mon): Report of Gushiken Takamatsu’s hunger strike, Part 1: “Governor Tamaki, Save the Remains.”

Takamatsu Gushiken, 67, went on a hunger strike at the square in front of the Okinawa Prefectural Government’s office building. […]

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Feb 24 (Wed): Two years after the prefectural referendum: the opposing 72% is of great significance / Despite the declared state of emergency, protests continue at four places

Two years ago today, Okinawans held a prefectural referendum on the pros and cons of the new base’s construction in […]

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Feb 17 (Wed): Gyoken Kuroyanagi says, “No respected human collects the earth and sand in southern Okinawa.” / Recurring U.S. forces’ erratic behavior evokes Okinawans’ anger

He cannot stop talking. The new base in Henoko brings many thoughts to his mind once he starts talking, from […]

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Feb 3 (Wed): Japan-US joint training started: citizens protest in front of Camp Hansen

Amid the state of emergency, the U.S. Marine corps in Okinawa and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF) began with […]

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January 27 (Wed): Secret agreement between U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) / Groups of Religious sectors call for a petition not to collect sand and soil from southern Okinawa

On January 25, a newspaper article shook the people of Okinawa. It revealed that the JGSDF and the U.S. Marine […]

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Jan 22 (Fri): The Okinawa Prefectural Government rejected the Okinawa Defense Bureau’s application to transplant rare coral species / Despite the halt of protest rallies, nearly 20 people gathered at the protest sites.

On Jan 21, the Fishery Division of Okinawa Prefectural Government announced that they turned down the Okinawa Defense Bureau’s application […]

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Jan 20 (Wed): Confirmed 43 U.S. soldiers infected at Camp Schwab / All Okinawa Coalition decided to suspend protest rally up to Feb 5.

Denny Tamaki, governor of Okinawa Prefecture, declared a prefectural state of emergency on the 19th, responding to a rapidly spreading […]

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Jan 15 (Fri): Drifting Barge Damages Coral / Canoe Team Begins Rallies to Delay Departure of Carrier Vessels

On Jan 14, a barge used for the construction of Henoko, which was washed away from Sesoko Island in Motobu […]

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Jan 13 (Wed): Shipping out landfill soil resumed in full operation. / Over 70 people rallied in the cold weather at 4 locations.

(In front of Camp Schwab Gate) The 3rd wave of COVID-19 is hitting us, and the anxiety covers Japan. The […]

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Jan 6 (Wed): 5.6 billion yen to place the iron tower under the ground to meet the height restrictions, but schools and private residences are exempted. / Over 70 people protested at 4 places.

Among the structures that violate the U.S. Unified Facilities Criteria for military airfields around the new base in Henoko, only […]

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Jan 4 (Mon): A soil/sand workboat floated off by 20 km. ／ In front of the gate, about 30 citizens protested against resuming landfill work.

On Dec 30, two days before the year-end, a spud barge and tug boat were found 20 km away, stranded […]

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Dec 28 (Mon): Close this years’ work, will resume on Jan 4, 2021

In front of Camp Schwab Gate) The final deliveries for the year 2020: 152 trucks delivered raw materials to the […]

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Dec 25 (Fri): Gospel in front of the Gate / Christmas decoration on military vehicles!?

(In front of Camp Schwab Gate) Approximately 30 people started the sit-in rally from 8:30 am. A total of 105 […]

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Dec 23 (Wed): Huge Security Costs for Suppression of Movement / One Woman Unjustly Arrested in Front of Gate

A report by Akahata (the official newspaper of the Japanese Communist Party) has revealed that security costs associated with the […]

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Dec 21 (Mon): Opinion statement by Mayor Toguchi voted down. The opposition party criticizes Mayor for abandoning his duties / 1400 truckloads of earth and sand departed from Awa and Shiokawa.

The opinion statement on the design change by the Okinawa Defense Bureau on the construction of the new U.S. base […]

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Dec 18 (Fri): Recurring accidents and incidents and accidents by the U.S.military for 50 years from Koza riot / A rally by All Okinawa Coalition in front of the Okinawa Prefectural Office. “Let support the governor to disapprove the request for the construction design changes.”

Fifty years have passed since the Koza riot, an explosion of accumulated frustration of Okinawans. What did the riot mean? […]

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Dec 16 (Wed): Another U.S. military accident: no one blamed / 116 people protest in front of Nago City hall against Mayor Toguchi’s recommendation.

The prefectural police declared that the cause of the accident on Dec 7, 2017, when a plastic part of a […]

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Dec 14 (Mon): 2 years of dumping earth and sand; 60 protesters at the Intensive Action on the sea of Henoko / 130 protesters at 5 locations in the cold rain

Two years have passed since the start of the landfill in Henoko. Six protest boats, 27 canoes, and one rubber […]

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Dec 11 (Fri): A large vessel for sediment storage was installed in Oura Bay / Resumed sediment export from both Anwa and Shiokawa Piers

A large ship, deck barge (141m long and 36m wide), has arrived. It can store 9,000㎥ of earth and sand, […]

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Dec 9 (Wed): Citizen’s groups rallied to appeal to the Mayor of Nago City: Don’t permit to alter the course of the Mijagawa river. / The day for people with disabilities

Various citizens’ groups have kept mobilizing actions to stop the alteration of the Mijagawa river’s course. The alteration is needed […]

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Dec 7 (Mon): “Scene photos without fences get a great response. ／Unloading soil and sand simultaneously from two carriers at K9 Seawall.

For Okinawans, “the fences” were always there. It is shocking for them to see “no fences.” The U.S. military bases […]