Okinawa, a Small Island Caught Between Big Powers
Residents of the Japanese island see U.S. bases as a legacy of war and colonialism, but younger generations also worry about ...
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Okinawa refuses to surrender to ‘forcible’ start of Henoko work
The Defense Ministry started work to reclaim an area in Oura Bay north of Henoko Point in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, to build a replacement facility for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in ...
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EDITORIAL: Henoko work deepens distrust in Okinawa and needs a rethink
The government continues to reclaim land off the coast of Okinawa Prefecture for the controversial ... Located off the Henoko district of Nago, it will replace U.S. Marine Corps Air Station ...
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Japan: Japanese rally against relocation of US military base to Henoko
Despite the strong opposition of residents and the local government of Okinawa, the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japanese government decided to start the construction of the Henoko base in August ...
U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule
The American base on Okinawa has relocated 105 Marines. But an agreement to move 9,000 in total is colliding with the ...
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Court orders Okinawa to approve US base reclamation project
Professor Sado Akihiro opposes the Henoko relocation project. If the project proceeds without Okinawa's approval, it would mark the first time Tokyo has overridden prefectural autonomy guaranteed ...
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Second oil spill reported at site of future Marine Corps airfield on Okinawa
A construction vessel spilled oil at the site of a future Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa over the weekend ... a mile north-northeast of Cape Henoko in Nago city at 11:50 a.m. Saturday ...