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Henoko New Base Construction 17th April 2017

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90% of Resisters are elders from Okinawa and Main Land. Young ones are rarely address in this struggle. A retired school teacher comes very often as he experienced the battle of Okinawa. Before starting to lift up resisters, police give an announce to move by themselves. Security company called ALSOK covers all around Japan's security guard. However, Okinawa U.S. military base's work is just intense. As those workers are ordinary men, not being trained like police or military. I wonder that how much they understand about what their job brings to Okinawa's future. 20 Concrete mixer trucks and other trucks came into the base this morning. Recently, 3 times a day, the trucks go into the base. Certainly, the construction goes forward day by day. Except Wednesday and Sunday trucks go into. It is depends on the number of the people. 200-300 people can stop the police attack. But, today was only 50 people. ...

Native Nations Rise Up !! (Report from U.S.A.)

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5 people from Okinawa came for a peace walk for Native American. University Students from Okinawa who are age of early 20th joinned a Peace Walk called Water Walk for Life which walks beside a proposed route for a oil pipeline where it go through on or under sacred site for Indigenous people called Ramapough-Lenaape. When I compare peace movement or social justice movement between Japan and USA, I see many spiritual or religious people at front-line of the movements in USA but I rarely see in Japan. What is a significance of NoDAPL movement is a changing the consciousness of people that protest to protect. By occupy wall street, many people as well as youth people were awaken and stood up for their right and future. I see the occupy wall street was as more political movement. However, NoDAPL movement which was led by Indigenous people was more spiritual movement. Their highest priority is Prayer. and Respect whoever they are with compassionate behavior. Because we are...

Re-Stared Henoko Reclamation for U.S. Marine Corp New Base.

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    Super Fast JPCG Boat protects U.S. Marine Corps New Base Construction.   JPCG Jumped into our Boat for Restriction. Huge Drilling Survey Ship Entered in Oura Bay.     JPCG Tell us to Keep Away from the Area.   Poseidon 1 Started to Drill at Oura Bay.       Hundreds of Protectors Try to Stop the Enter for Construction Vehicles & Workers. This Day, Police took 3 hours to Open the Gate.     This Day, Dozen of Vehicles Had to Wait for 3 hours until Police Remove all People.   A Buddhist Monk lifted by Polices to Open the Gate. This Time I Use An Article From Ryukyushimpo. Editorial: Henoko Construction Will Cause Irreparable Damage To The Sea Environment; Prefectural Government Must Take Action February 7, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo The government has started work in the ocean for the new Henoko base in preparation for large-scale land ...

20th Jan.2017 Henoko Gate Action.(@ Camp Schwab)

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71 years U.S. Military is on this Island. People try to stop all construction workers vehicle. Sea Action, small Canoes are "Sea Protectors"  Big Black Boats are "Japanese Coast Guard" to protect the Land Fill construction for U.S. Japanese Coast Guard is capturing the "Sea Protectors". Japanese Riot Polices are pushing back " Protectors".