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CIA: How to shape Okinawan public opinion on the U.S. military presence (by Jon Mitchell)

July 5, 2018 by tokyoprogressive

In 2012, the Central Intelligence Agency’s Open Source Center published a manual for U.S. officials advising them on how to shape Okinawan public opinion about the large U.S. military presence on their island. Categorized For Official Use Only, the 60-page CIA report is titled A Master Narratives Approach to Understanding Base Politics in Okinawa. It was released under the U.S. … [Read more...] about CIA: How to shape Okinawan public opinion on the U.S. military presence (by Jon Mitchell)

海保、船長の胸ぐらつかむ 市議視察船を一時拘束/Repression Japanese style

February 14, 2017 by tokyoprogressive Leave a Comment

辺野古問題取材班】米軍普天間飛行場の移設に伴う名護市辺野古への新基地建設で、12日に海上保安庁などに過剰な警備について抗議する名護市議会の議員ら6人が11日午前、船上から作業現場を事前視察した。議員たちが「暴力的で過剰な警備は許さない」と呼び掛けながら、臨時制限区域を示す油防止膜(オイルフェンス)内を航行していたところ、海上保安官が船を一時拘束した。 議員たちは取材陣と同じ船に乗っていた。船が拘束される際、海上保安官が男性船長(29)のライフジャケットの胸ぐらをつかみ、緊迫した。船には定員の1 3人が乗っていたが3、4人の海上保安官が乗り込み、一時定員オーバーとなった。海保のゴムボートで船をオイルフェンス外にえい航した。同議会軍事基地等対策特別委員会の大城敬人(よしたみ)委員長は「暴力的な警備をしていることが分かった。明日の要請の場で抗議し … [Read more...] about 海保、船長の胸ぐらつかむ 市議視察船を一時拘束/Repression Japanese style

Protests Greet Henoko Construction/辺野古移設 沖縄の美しい海、また埋め立てられていく

February 7, 2017 by tokyoprogressive Leave a Comment

From the Mainichi Shimbun and Japan Times 機動隊に強制排除される移設反対派の女性=沖縄県名護市辺野古の米軍キャンプ・シュワブ前で2017年2月6日午前9時46分、浅野翔太郎撮影 海上工事に政府が着手 移設反対派に怒りと焦燥感が交錯  沖縄の美しい海を埋め立てて巨大な米軍基地を造るための工事がまた一歩、前へと進んだ。米軍普天間飛行場(沖縄県宜野湾市)の名護市辺野古への県内移設に向け、政府が6日、初めて海上工事に着手。辺野古の米軍キャンプ・シュワブのゲート前では、移設反対派が作業に向かう車両を阻止し、排除する機動隊と衝突した。埋め立てへのカウントダウンが始まり、反対派には怒りと焦燥感が交錯した。【浅野翔太郎】【機動隊に強制排除される反対派の男性】 … [Read more...] about Protests Greet Henoko Construction/辺野古移設 沖縄の美しい海、また埋め立てられていく

Release Hiroji Yamashiro now!

February 1, 2017 by tokyoprogressive Leave a Comment

Release Hiroji Yamashiro immediately. 乗松聡子さんが不当逮捕の抗議を英語で。国際アムネスティーからも勧告があります。これも読んでください。Satoko Norimatsu of the Peace Philosophy Center in Vancouver demanding release of Okinawa peace activist Hiroji Yamashiro an announcing he has the support of Amnesty International. (Facebook video may not be viewable in some cases). Other public figures have also been protesting his … [Read more...] about Release Hiroji Yamashiro now!

The silencing of an anti-U.S. base protester in Okinawa

January 10, 2017 by tokyoprogressive Leave a Comment

When three antiwar activists were detained by the Tokyo police for 75 days in 2004, the Nobel Prize-winning international rights group, Amnesty International, formally declared them to be “prisoners of conscience,” thus tarring Japan’s reputation with a brush that is ordinarily reserved for the world’s most oppressive regimes.A similar story is playing out in Okinawa as I … [Read more...] about The silencing of an anti-U.S. base protester in Okinawa

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