Okinawa

FROM Peace Philosophy CentreOkinawa Can't be Bought Again 沖縄を買うことはできない Haneji-naikai (Bay of Haneji) of Nago, where the government is considering "dredging sludge" to reclaim a land off Henoko to build a runway(photo from Tabinchu-net). Is Nago being divided again?According to Kyodo News (below), this "Henoko Administrative Committee" has decided to conditionally accept … [Read more...] about Okinawa Can’t be Bought Again 沖縄を買うことはできない

Solidarity Statement from the Members of the Network for Okinawa April 25, 2010 by Editor NO Bases in Okinawa (From Solidarity Rally in Tokyo, 4/25/10) 日本語版は英文の下部に掲載 (Japanese version comes after the English version) April 25, 2010 Network for Okinawa We, the members of the Network for Okinawa, represent many hundreds of thousands of Americans and people around the world … [Read more...] about Solidarity Statement from the Members of the Network for Okinawa

by Kageyama Asako Compiled, edited and translated by Philip Seaton1 The US military’s Kooni Firing Range in the South Korean village of Maehyang-ri was closed in 2005, following a concerted effort by anti-base activists. Maehyang-ri was one of three anti-base struggles featured in the documentary film Marines Go Home: Henoko, Maehyang-ri, Yausubetsu (official website here, … [Read more...] about Marines Go Home: Anti-Base Activism in Okinawa, Japan and Korea