Suga Administration Henoko Base Policy Faces Shifting Realities
Throughout its nearly eight years in power, the Abe administration pressed forward with all its might to build a new US airbase at Henoko, Okinawa.
Tag Archives: Nago city (Okinawa)
Speakeasy: Opposing Henoko Base in Nago, Okinawa
This SNA Speakeasy features Hideki Yoshikawa on the theme of “Opposing Henoko Base in Nago, Okinawa.”
Global Progressives Must Stand Up for Okinawa
If progressives truly believe in our values of freedom of expression, equal opportunity, and security, we must stand in solidarity with the Okinawan people.
Japan Resigns from the International Whaling Commission
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 31, 2018.
“Behavior Unworthy of a Nation Governed by Law”
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on October 31, 2018.
Disasters South and North
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on September 8, 2018.
Bulldozed Villages and Good Neighbors in Okinawa
On May 4, US Marine Corps Commandant General Robert B. Neller’s words spoken at a press conference the day before became front-page news in Okinawa.
Party on the Eve of Disaster
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on July 16, 2018.
Cancer Patients Need to “Get Over” Their Anti-Tobacco Views
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 22, 2018.
Okinawa’s Anti-Base Movement Faces Crisis
In mid-2018, Okinawa’s anti-base movement faces a crisis. The struggle to resist construction of a US military base in Nago City’s Henoko district has never been easy. It confronts two governments, Japan and the United States, that deploy all instruments of state power–police, propaganda, intervening in local elections—to get their way.
