NAHA Celebrities and renowned activists including U.S. Academy Award-winning film director Oliver Stone have filed an international petition against the construction of a new U.S. military base in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture.
The government on Jan. 10 began a new phase of land reclamation work in Okinawa Prefecture for a controversial project to relocate a U.S. air base within the prefecture, ignoring strong and persistent local opposition.
Tokyo, Sep 12 (EFE).- Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, who opposes American military presence in the strategic southernmost Japanese prefecture, has won a second four-year term. The incumbent governor, supported by the opposition, defeated Atsushi Sakima in Sunday’s election, riding high on his campaign to prevent the construction of a new US military facility on the …
The loss of the Nago mayoral candidate opposed to the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the city spells trouble for Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki.