Henoko Non-Violent Action

  picture of Miyako island's militarize plan 11 th February “The Symposium for thinking a peace & military bases at North East Asia” was held at Miyako island. 9 people from Korea visited this time. (Pyeongtaek & Jeju island) Pyeongtaek is where biggest U.S. Army base in the world exists. Jeju island where Korean government constructed new Navy base on 2016 at Gangjeong village despite of strong opposition movement. I’d like to tell you what I saw & I felt by coming Miyako island after one year of my last visiting. Last year of January, when I came, there were no buildings at the site of Chiyoda New Japanese Defense Force’s base. In one year, a dozen of barracks for soldiers were already built and a forest of community prayer site was cut down much smaller and ammunition depots, 700 tons fuel tanks are under construction. However, under the tanks, there is a soft ground which it may not be able to support ...

Okinawa Prefectural Referendum for Henoko New Base will be held on 24 th Feb. 2019. The Referendum is about U.S. Marine’s Base construction. I have a strong desire that all Americans to get to know about OKINAWA’s issue. Here, I give 3 reasons why I oppose U.S. New Base in Henoko. NO1, I moved to Okinawa 5 years ago. I lived in Tokyo until 18 years old. I had never thought about U.S. Military Base issue of Okinawa. However, I traveled to Okinawa twice, when I was 12 and 18 years old. A purpose of travel was “Beach & Resort”. I didn’t have an any interest about U.S. Base issue and even a history of a battle of Okinawa during my travel. As I was a one of the majority Japanese who don’t think about Okinawa Issue. So, I know how much Japanese main landers don’t know & don't care about Okinawa. In schools, with friends, and even with a family, I had never discussed about Okinawa issue. Until I start to live in Okinawa, I...

Henoko USMC new base construction has facing a new stage. Jap. Gov. declared to start a landfill Henoko bay on 14th Dec. finally. It's been 22 years of struggle. In 2014, Sea walls construction had started. Sea walls are recoverable. However, this time fine gravels like soil will be dump into the bay. Then it is not likely recoverable. Since 2014, Previous and Present both govonors of Okinawa declared to stop Henoko U.S. new base. Of course that central government has big power to push the construction. Eventhough, the govenor also have power to stop construction. There are many regulation for construction to ask permission to the local government.                        Now, Government stareted land filling at smaller red sect. It will be finished in a few month. Then Gov. start bigger red sect. Blue section is deeper and floor is too soft. Technically difficult to improve the soil....