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Sep 16 (Wed): “I should be telling more about what happened to my mother,” says Takemasa Kinjo ; The Canoe team succeeded in delaying a carrier-ship for one hour!

The tent in front of Camp Shwab, which welcomes the protesters, measures 80m in length. Takemasa Kinjo(63) built a large […]

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Sep 14 (Mon): The ruling party chose Yoshihide Suga, whose policy is cruel to Okinawa, as a new party leader. “Let’s strike a hard blow to a new regime by collecting opinion statements on the changes to the original construction plan,” said Hiroji Yamashiro.; 70 citizens made a protest at five places.

Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga will be inaugurated as a prime minister. We do not expect much from him because […]

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Sep 11 (Fri): Public opinion on the new base’s construction plan changes is invited. Let’s send ‘NO to the changes’ from Japan and the world; Shipping of earth and sand resumed at Shiokawa after three weeks’ absence.

On Sep 8, Okinawa Prefectural Government made the application submitted by the Okinawa Defense Bureau available for the public review […]

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Sep 9 (Wed): Implementation of the Drone Regulation Act that bans small, unmanned aircraft to go within 300 meters from the restricted area. ; All Okinawa Coalition has officially resumed protest actions. Under the rain, 70 people protested in three places.

An act that restricts drone flights near the designated facilities including the U.S. military bases was implemented on Sep 6. […]

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Aug 28 (Fri): Abe, “the most unsympathetic Prime Minister toward Okinawa,” resigned. “; A typhoon interrupted the earth and sand deliveries

Prime Minister Abe resigned due to his health condition after serving for 7 years and 8 months. The comments from […]

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Aug 24 (Mon): Photographer Shinsuke Nakai’s determination to shoot people tossed about by the military base; Typhoon No. 8 brought the construction work to a temporary full halt.

Mr. Nakai speaks softly, and it is hard to imagine the courageous actions he has taken. His strong commitment to […]

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Aug 21 (Fri): An “Amenity Hall” for the soldiers is under construction; 882 truckloads shipped from Awa, no shipping from Shiokawa

In the Camp Schwab, a variety of facilities are under construction while the land reclamation at sea continues at the […]

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Aug 19 (Wed): All Okinawa Coalition calls for locking U.S. military bases and stopping the new base　construction; The trees lining the road near Awa pier exit were cut down. Angry residents criticized: “Can they do anything they like?”

In order to prevent the COVID-19 contagion, All Okinawa Coalition has suspended all their official protest actions since August 4. […]

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Aug. 5 (Wed): GoGo Drive Campaign has reduced the earth and sand delivery by 16% ／ Individual participation to the protest rally continues

We estimated the effect of the GoGo Drive Campaign in which the participants drive slowly at the pier’s entrance and […]

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Jul 31 (Fri) : Survey of Okinawa Defense Bureau: Is a dugong calling offshore in Henoko ?/A big L-shaped structure appears at the landfill site.

Is a dugong still staying at Oura Bay? This hope is prompted by the result of the survey by the […]

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July 29 (Mon): A hideous proposal to procure landfill soil mostly from within Okinawa;　／ Confirmed cases of COVID-19 surges inside the military bases and the prefecture

The Okinawa Defense Bureau applied to the prefectural government to make changes to the original construction plan. One of the […]

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July 27 (Mon): ICAN urged to “use defense budget for the measures against COVID-19″; The materials for seawall construction delivered to the Gate

ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons), a Novel prize-winning NGO, made a timely proposal that any citizen would appreciate. […]

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Jul 22 (Wed): “The coral sea is crying,” says Osamu Makishi, a diver　／　 About 80 citizens protested at five places even on the “hottest” day.

He is one of the divers who know the Oura Bay the most. “The sea around here is wonderful,” says […]

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July 20 (Mon): Local anxiety rises as U.S. Army fails to release information on Corona outbreak; Teikoku Security continues photographing

The severe outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic among the U.S. military personnel increases anxiety among the Japanese employees and the […]

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Jul 17 (Fri): Delay in the landfill on the Henoko side is confirmed. ; In front of the gate, the small cameras worn by the civilian security guards are the protest target.

Every day, an average of 1,000 truckloads of sand and soil are delivered from Awa and Shiokawa to be thrown […]

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July 15 (Thu): Celebration for Yoshitami Oshiro, a member of the Nago Municipal Assembly and a leading figure of the fight against the construction of a new military base, for his 40 years of dedicated service; Amid tremendous heat, 120 people did protest actions at 5 places.

Yoshitami Oshiro is known as a “walking dictionary of the new base issue” and a “computerized bulldozer.” He is an […]

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Jul 13 (Mon): A sudden increase of infected persons in the U.S. military & closure of two U.S. military bases; Loading simultaneously to two carriers in Shiokawa

A dreaded incident occurred: 34 persons were newly infected with coronavirus in the U.S. military bases, following the last week, […]

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Jul 10 (Fri): High-handed way of the U.S. forces has evoked anger among the Okinawa citizens; a new routine is to transport landfill soil until 8 o’clock at night

The U.S. forces based in Okinawa continues to be arbitrary and threatens the lives of Okinawa citizens. On the 9th […]

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Jul 8 (Wed): Mr. Miura Toshikazu says, “So surprised to see the left and the right wings fight together in Okinawa!” ; Protest continues at 4 locations to delay shipping of soil and sand

Agreed on “no new base in Henoko”, All Okinawa membership comes from both the left and the right wings. Mr. […]

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July 6 (Mon): Research group finds that earthquake with a seismic intensity of 1 may collapse Henoko seawalls; Protest sit-in in front of the Camp Schwab gate will enter its 7th year. “We will never give up until cancellation of the construction.”

On July 2, a research group (lead by Masaaki Tateishi, professor emeritus at Niigata University) reported their independent study on […]

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July 3 (Fri): Mining of earth and sand by Ryukyu Cement may be illegal; More than 1000 truckloads of earth and sand were shipped out for 2 consecutive days at Awa

Suspicion has emerged that earth and sand intended for reclamation work at Oura Bay have been being shipped without getting […]

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Jul 1 (Wed) : Ms. Chiyoko Yokota says, “Japan is not yet an independent state.”; 80 citizens protested at three places

She pushed her way into the riot police officers to protest. The police officers trying to remove her are of […]

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Jun 29 (Mon): In front of the Gate, “meeting with fellow protestors uplifts our spirit”; The main site of shipping soil/sand will be moved to Shiokawa?

Enjoying a canoe ride, he goes on the emerald green sea. He is inspired much by the beauty of Oura […]

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Jun 26 (Fri): U.S. Congress expresses concerns over Henoko; Landfill soil deliveries at Awa exceeded over 1000 truckloads in one day

On June 23, the U.S. Congress House Committee on Armed Services adopted a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the […]

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June 24 (Wed): Changes to the construction plan due to soft seabed result in tremenduous increase in time and cost; 95 people protested at 3 locations

Because of a soft seabed that was not confirmed before completing the original construction plan, Okinawa Defense Bureau submitted a […]

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June 22 (Mon): “Never Again War” – the 75th Okinawa Memorial Day on June 23; In the rain 50 people raise their voices against the new military base

75 years ago, Okinawa turned into Hell. The blue sea off the coast of Mabuni in Itoman City was filled […]

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Jun 19 (Fri): Some U.S. marines waved back to a placard of “BLACK LIVES MATTER”; No sand/soil deliveries at Awa and Shiokawa due to unsatable weather　

To the U.S.military vehicles coming out of the base, a protestor held a placard that said, “BLACK LIVES MATTER.” Some […]

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June 17 (Wed.): Approval rate of Abe administration sharply drops, 61% against Henoko base; 926 truckloads of landfill soil shipped from Awa and Shiokawa

As the criticism on corruption and poor governance increase, the Abe administration closed the current Diet session as scheduled. It […]

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June 15 (Mon): Aegis Ashore deployment project was abandoned but Henoko new base construction continues; 110 people made protest rallies at 4 locations

Severe attitude of Abe administration towards Okinawa has come to be more explicit. On the day after Okinawa Prefectural government […]

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June 12 (Fri): Construction work resumed in 56 days; the election resulted that Opponents of the new base construction in Henoko made up a majority of Okinawa Prefectural Assembly.

Construction work of a new military base was resumed, after being halted to prevent COVID-19 contagion. On April 17 […]