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Touched by Okinawans' Libertarianism
I went to Okinawa last month to help the localies protest against construction of new U.S. military bases on their island. I visited two sites. One is Henoko, where US marine's runways is planned to be constructed by reclaiming the coral reef ocean where endangered mammals, dugongs inhabit. ... Read more ...
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Why they protest US military base
Anti-US military base activist, Mr. Ashitomi spoke to young students from Palestinean, and Israel with interpreter. He talked about why he set up the tent to monitor nearby US marine base, Camp Schwab. Japanese government recently agreed with the US marine on expansion of&n... Read more ...
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Very Constitutional
Found and captured great scene in Henoko beach, where US marines are destroying the natural environment to harm local people. This represents current situation of US-Japan relationship. The text in Japanese flag is "We hope that the ... Read more ...
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Sent a postcard to US Ambassador to Japan
This is front side. That's my message! I hope he reads this and delivers it to Pentagon and Obama. Read more ...
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Why not just shrink rather than relocate?
Japanese loopy PM accepted humiliating agreement from the U.S. He turned down the proposal of relocating US marine base, Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture to off the island. However, if this is going to work out as stated in the agreement is uncertain. Okinawans are now very, very angry wi... Read more ...
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Film”Avatar” is like what's happening in Okinawa
James Cameron's world's biggest box hit film after "Titanic". An ex-US Marine man arrived on a planet and joined the native people by getting his brain signals into artificial figure of that native man. His mission was to blend in their community and negotiate with them in order to dig natu... Read more ...
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An Alliance Larger Than One Issue
Read this New York Times Article written by Joseph Nye, an prominent expert of US-Japan relationship. An Alliance Larger Than One Issue SEEN from Tokyo, America’s relationship with Japan faces a crisis. The immediate problem is deadlock over a plan to move an American military ... Read more ...
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U.S. environmentalists urge Obama to halt...
Not all of Americans are bad. There are Americans who oppose planned construction of U.S. Marine base in Henoko bay, Okinawa, Japan. They also oppose Japan's whaling and dolphin hunting. I oppose whaling but not dolphin hunting. Please read the following news from Mr. Mark J. Palmer, Ear... Read more ...
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Trip to Okinawa
The main purpose was to meet people in Okinawa who confronts most unwanted unwelcome environmentally destructive and dangerous facilities in Okinawa. I joined them. If you want to know the detail, please read this article . The below is the video clip I made for the summary of my An... Read more ...
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US military is DUGONG KILLER!
In Henoko, Nago-city, Okinawa Prefecture, Southernmost island of Japan, Dugongs lives are endangered by US Marine Base construction. Negotiation to change the plan is underway between the two governments. It is in fact, part of US Military Transformation Program wh... Read more ...