The Japan TimesApr 16
One month after two boats capsized off Okinawa Prefecture, leaving two people aboard dead, authorities are continuing their investigations into details of the incident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/16/japan/probe-continues-ship-accident-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #futenma #henoko #marineaccidents #doshisha #education #schools #nago #usbases #usjapanrelations #kyoto
Probe into fatal Okinawa boat incident continues one month on

At the time of the incident, wind speeds of up to 4 meters per second were recorded around the site, and a wave advisory was in place.

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The Japan TimesApr 13
The site of the U.S. Futenma air base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan, although 30 years have passed since the two nations agreed on the transfer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/politics/okinawa-futenma-30-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #futenma #henoko #usbases #minorukihara
Futenma base site not yet returned to Japan, 30 years on

Tokyo and Washington initially said that the return of the site in the Okinawa city of Ginowan would be realized within five to seven years of the agreement.

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The Japan TimesApr 13
The education ministry plans to conduct a probe of school operator Doshisha over a fatal boat accident that occurred last month during a study trip to Okinawa involving students of a high school run by the organization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/okinawa-fatal-boat-accident-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #futenma #henoko #marineaccidents
School operator to face probe over fatal boat accident in Okinawa

Two vessels carrying students from Doshisha International Senior High School capsized while viewing land reclamation work for the planned transfer a U.S. military base.

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The Japan TimesMar 17
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki is planning to seek a third term as the prefecture's governor, sources say, amid debate over a planned U.S. military base relocation and recent setbacks for the All Okinawa coalition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/17/japan/politics/okinawa-governor-third-term/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #dennytamaki #usbases #usmilitary #futenma #nago #henoko #usmilitary #usjapanrelations
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki plans to seek a third term, sources say

Tamaki's campaign is expected to focus on seeking the early return of the site of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the Okinawa city of Ginowan to Japan.

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The Japan TimesFeb 19
Unless a long runway is secured at a replacement facility, the U.S. Department of Defense said it would not return the site of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station in Okinawa Prefecture to the Japanese side. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/19/japan/futenma-runway-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #usbases #usmilitary #futenma #nago #henoko #defenseministry
U.S. won't return Futenma site unless Japan agrees to long runway at Henoko

While the runway at the Futenma base in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, is roughly 2,700 meters long, the two runways at the replacement facility will be about 1,800 meters each.

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The Japan TimesJan 26
Nago Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi, supported by advocates of a controversial U.S. base relocation project, won his third term in Sunday's mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/politics/toguchi-nago-mayor-3rd-term/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #nago #henoko #futenma #usbases
Nago Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi wins third term

The news will deal a major blow to those opposing the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air base.

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The Japan TimesJan 19
The Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) — a new party formed by the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito — announced its basic policies and party platform on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/politics/cra-policies-security-energy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #2026lowerhouseelection #komeito #cdp #junazumi #tetsuosaito #henoko #futenma #okinawa #sanaetakaichi #sanseito
CRA unveils platform adopting Komeito line on security and nuclear energy

The party outlined its position on security legislation and nuclear energy and pledged to permanently scrap the consumption tax on food.

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The Japan TimesJan 19
The incumbent mayor and two challengers filed their candidacies for the Jan. 25 mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa, which will focus on the planned relocation of a U.S. military base to the city’s Henoko area. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/politics/okinawa-nago-mayor-election-kickoff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #nago #henoko #futenma #usbases #usmilitary
Incumbent and two challengers run for mayor of Okinawa's Nago

The election will effectively be a one-on-one battle between incumbent Taketoyo Toguchi, who is seeking a third term, and former city assembly member Kumiko Onaga.

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