Okinawa governor requests Miyakojima mayor to rethink his refusal to participate in Henoko referendum

Okinawa Governor Tamaki Denny visited the Miyakojima City office building to ask Mayor Shimoji Toshihiko to participate in a prefectural referendum over the construction of a U.S. base in Nago’s Henoko district.

Campaign to oppose Henoko project obtains backing from Queen guitarist

Queen guitarist Brian May recently on Twitter appealed for cooperation with the online signature campaign urging the White House to stop the construction of a U.S. base in Okinawa’s Henoko district.

LDP Dietmember teaches LDP municipal assemblypersons in Okinawa how to block Henoko referendum

A Liberal Democratic Party parliamentarian has distributed to LDP members in municipal assemblies in Okinawa a manual of tactics to use to block the coming prefectural referendum over the construction of a U.S. base in Nago’s Henoko district.

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