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February 17, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo Regarding the issue that data existed indicating the presence of “weak” ground deeper than 70 […]
February 14, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo A U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter-attack aircraft (based in Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni) lost its […]
Verdicts of 2 law suits for damage compensation against the central government are to be delivered at Naha Local Court […]
February 25, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On February 24, a prefectural referendum was held asking Okinawan voters about their approval or […]
KYODO NEWS Feb 25, 2019 More than 70 percent of voters in Okinawa rejected a decades-old plan to relocate a […]
February 7, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On February 6, it came to the Ryukyu Shimpo’s attention that the thickest layer of […]
February 1, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On January 31, it came to light that the Japanese government is considering using approximately […]
January 30, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On January 29, 16 Nago residents living in the vicinity of the landfill area resorted […]
January 16, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On January 12, a civic public lecture organized by the Battle of Okinawa and Mental […]
Because Mr. Tamaki Denny vacated the Upper House seat of the district 3 of Okinawa Prefecture to assume the governorship […]
The volume of landfill soil and sand shipped from Ryukyu Cement Pier is increasing recently. We demonstrate in protest every […]
Prime Minister Abe made a false claim about the landfill work for the construction of the new base in Henoko […]
January 6, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On January 5 citizens gathered in front of the gates to Camp Schwab to protest […]
By KiMi Robinson, KYODO NEWS – Dec 23, 2018 – 16:45 | All, World, Japan Robert Kajiwara knew he did […]
KYODO NEWS – Dec 18, 2018 – 20:27 | All, Japan, World A petition to the White House to temporarily […]
Governor Denny Tamaki responds to reporters’ questions on December 15 at Henoko Fishing Harbor in Henoko, Nago City. December 16, […]
Mikiko Onaga, wife of former governor Takeshi Onaga, criticizing the soil dumping as “contempt toward public opinion” and saying “the […]
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki addressing reporters with a stern expression regarding land reclamation at Henoko. December 14, Okinawa Prefectural Office […]
By Grant Newsham, KYODO NEWS – Dec 14, 2018 – 19:43 | All, Japan Twenty-two years after Japan promised to […]
KYODO NEWS – Dec 14, 2018 – 20:58 | Lifestyle, All, Japan The Japanese government pushed ahead Friday with full-fledged […]
On December 6 at 9:50 a.m. at the Ryukyu Cement Co. pier in Awa, Nago City, citizens opposing the construction […]
A dugong swimming calmly through the waters off the coast of Kayo, Nago City in March 2008 (photograph taken from […]
November 27, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo Special correspondent Yukiyo Zaha reports from Washington DC On November 26, the Ryukyu Shimpo learned […]
November 7, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition On November 7, the Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) moved forward with installing floats […]
Nov 1, 2018 | KYODO NEWS Japan’s central government restarted landfill work Thursday for a replacement facility for a major […]
Oct 30, 2018 | KYODO NEWS Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggested Tuesday the government will resume landfill work for the […]
The Japanese government on Wednesday took countermeasures against Okinawa over its recent move to block landfill work for a key […]
Oct 26, 2018 | KYODO NEWS Okinawa hosts nearly three quarters of the U.S. military bases in Japan and those […]
October 18, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo When Okinawa’s former governor revoked approval for land filling activities as part of the relocation […]