Henoko Non-Violent Action

  Gushiken Takamatsu-san, a volunteer collecting the remains of war-dead in Okinawa, and his supporters officially met deputy Governor of Okinawa on March 26. They handed the 32,800 signatures collected since March 1 to demand not to use earth and sand in the South of Okinawa, which could contain the remains of the victims from the Battle of Okinawa, for the landfill reclamation at Henoko where the construction of a new US military is going on. Deputy Governor Teruya said that he understood the significance of the number of signatures collected during such a short period. He expressed deep respect for Gushiken-san, who appealed to the world by doing a hunger strike and risking his life and health. He pledged to do their best to rethink how to face the historical lesson of the Battle of Okinawa and realize the spirit of Chimgukuru, the Okinawan spirit of tenderness based on the philosophy that life is a treasure. Gushiken-san and his supporters plan to do another continuous rally from

It's been a while since I stopped writing about Okinawa's struggle in English. I've been writing in Japanese, but not in English. Maybe, I felt powerless to inform for American people about what's going on in Okinawa and asking for more support. However, an unbelievable thing is going on here in Okinawa. As the title says that our Jap. government has expressed to use an earth which contains human remains to build the foundation of a US military base. Here is a petition for stopping  https://www.change.org/protectourancestorsfromusmilitary                                                  a jaw from remains.                                 Suddenly, opened an access road to mine.                                    Searching remains from a ground.       Trees were cut down without permission. And there are remains in this area. Here is an article written by Maia Hibbett on "the Nation". In Okinawa, the US Military Seeks a Base Built on the Bones of the War Dead |