Note from Tokyoprogressive: Governor Onaga, where are you? Many activists are concerned that despite the violence described below, the governor-elect has kept quit when he should be in front supporting those activists, as Naha Mayor Inamine has. In South Korea, the local mayor of a town opposing a new base has been arrested in the past, and many hope the governor … [Read more...] about The Bus to Henoko: Riot Police and Okinawan Citizens Face-off over New Marine Base (Japan Focus)
Social Justice/社会正義
Circle the Diet January 25, U.S. Military Out of Okinawa
2015年1月は、沖縄の全41市町村長を含む代表団が東京・日比谷野外音楽堂で集会・デモを行い、安倍総理大臣に「建白書」を直接手渡してから２年となります。 Rally in Tokyo on Sunday. Listen to Okinawa and Halt the Construction of a Military Base in Henoko!★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆(Via Dr. Masami Mel Kawamura, Okinawa Outreach)January 25, 2015 Encircle the National Diet Building in Tokyo to Protest the Construction of a US Military Base in … [Read more...] about Circle the Diet January 25, U.S. Military Out of Okinawa
Henoko anti-base protesters planning to circle the Diet Building in Tokyo next Sunday, Jan. 25, from 2pm
Charlie Hebo Stories
Étienne Balibar: Three words for the dead and the livingTranslated from the FrenchEnglish version: Community, Imprudance, Jihad----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------These days she is breaking the law by stepping outside her own front door."Because... ... secularism.France's burqa ban: women are 'effectively under house … [Read more...] about Charlie Hebo Stories
Midnight Confrontation Points to Turbulent Time Ahead in Okinawa (January 15)
An intense confrontation broke out between the Okinawa prefectural police force and protesters who tried to block construction vehicles from entering U.S. Marine Base Camp Schwab in Henoko, Okinawa during the late night of January 10 and the early morning of January 11 (see The Ryukyu Shimpo). Camp Schwab and its adjoining water area is the proposed site for the … [Read more...] about Midnight Confrontation Points to Turbulent Time Ahead in Okinawa (January 15)