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U.S. conducted 150 nuclear loading drills in Okinawa in 1957, files show Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Photo kept by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, dated Oct. 23, 1962, shows an MK-28 hydrogen bomb being transported to an aircraft for loading at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa. | COURTESY OF NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE / VIA KYODO
Kyodo May 10, 2021
The U.S. Air Force conducted at least 150 loading drills for nuclear weapons in Okinawa in the first half of 1957 not far from civilian areas, declassified documents show.
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Members of Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki s advisory group, the Bankoku Shinryō Council on U.S. Military Base Issues, discussed the findings and recommendations contained in their March 2021 report. After initial remarks by Governor Tamaki (English translation here), members of the Council addressed the following issues (PowerPoints available here): (1) the need to reconsider the Futenma Replacement Facility project at Henoko and eliminate the dangers from Futenma Air Station, (2) implications of US-China strategic competition for Okinawa, (3) new operational concepts of the US military and their implications for US bases in Okinawa, (4) Indo-Pacific diplomacy and Okinawa, and (5) the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and the impact of US military training on local communities in Okinawa and the rest of Japan.
Kurayoshi Takara gives lecture on Shuri Castle restoration effort in Naha
Kurayoshi Takara giving a lecture titled “Shuri Castle, now and in the past” – April 17, at the Palette Civic Theater in Naha
April 18, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Palette Kumoji 30th anniversary lecture series took place at the Palette Civic Theater in Naha April 17, and University of the Ryukyus emeritus professor and historian Kurayoshi Takara gave a lecture titled “Shuri Castle, now and in the past.” Takara said, “The restoration of Shuri Castle is a central aspect to resurrecting the culture and activity built by our ancestors,” and spoke about his thoughts on the restoration effort, which he has been passionate about over the past 30 years.