More Support for Peace Constitution
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 3, 2018.
Tag Archives: Naha city (Okinawa)
Six Years of Abe Diplomacy
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 30, 2018.
Moon Decelerates on North-South Summit
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 18, 2018.
Today in Japan (11.16.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 16, 2017.
Today in Japan (11.14.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 14, 2017.
LCCs No Friend to Regional Revitalization
Local communities and governments hoping for an economic boost through a direct connection to Narita Airport’s newly-opened Terminal 3 might be in for a disappointment. The terminal currently hosts five low cost carriers (LCCs), companies that tend to operate only on highly profitable and popular routes.
Democracy at Stake in New Battle of Okinawa
On November 16, a new governor was elected in Okinawa, Japan, pledging to take on the governments of both Japan and the United States to stop the construction of a controversial US Marine airbase in his prefecture.
Losing the Plot in Okinawa
The virtues of Shokichi Kina as an Okinawan folk musician are impossible to deny. Long after the man is dead and buried, his song “Hana” will be an immortal classic. As a politician, however, the sooner his career is forgotten the better.
Nakaima’s Betrayal Cuts Deep
Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima’s decision to approve construction of the planned US Marine air base at Henoko has won its fair share of admirers. Much of the international media has portrayed it as a “breakthrough” that resolves a long political “stalemate” that had plagued US-Japan relations for many years.
Robot Wars in the Pacific?
The appearance on September 9 of an unmanned airplane near the Senkaku Islands, which Beijing claims under the name Diaoyu, was just one of many incidents reported by the media over the last few weeks. However, it attracted the attention of observers who wondered whether this was a harbinger of things to come. On the one hand, it was just a matter of time until this kind of weapon would be deployed by the various powers in the Asia-Pacific region, where rumors about its presence already abounded.
