Mainichi'sEditorial: Snubbing Okinawa gov. won't resolve base issue

Editorial: Snubbing Okinawa gov. won't resolve base issue
January 12, 2015(Mainichi Japan)

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, a devastating ground battle that took place in Japan's southernmost prefecture at the end of the Pacific War. At the start of this landmark year, however, the central government gave newly elected Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga the cold shoulder.

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Ryukyu Shimpo :Island-Wide Council to appeal to United Nations and United States

December 24, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo

On December 23, the “Island-Wide Council for Leading to the Future and Realizing the Okinawa Statement” held its first general assembly. The council was formed by citizens and intellectuals from Okinawan politics, industry, workforce and citizens’ groups that oppose the relocation of the U.S military’s Futenma Air Station to Henoko, Nago. After the overwhelming victory of anti-relocation candidate Takeshi Onaga, who won by a margin of 100,000 votes in the gubernatorial elections in November, the organization decided on their direction for 2015. Actions planned include a direct appeal to United Nations human rights organizations explaining Okinawa’s current situation where the relocation plan is being forced through, and a visit to the United States to lobby for popular support.

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On December 23, at the Prefecture Municipal Autonomous Hall in Naha, the first general assembly of the Island-wide Council was held.
photo:Ryukyu Shimpo