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TAKESHI ONAGA

JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2015
In surprise move, government to suspend Nago construction for one month
In a surprise move, the central government will suspend for one month all ongoing construction work related to building a replacement facility for U.S. Marines Air Station Futenma.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2015
Onaga to address U.N. human rights body on Futenma dispute
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga is finalizing plans to take his objections over the planned Futenma replacement base to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva in September, prefectural officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 27, 2015
Okinawa's lobbyist-in-chief scores a subtle win in Washington
Chie Mikami's new documentary, "Ikusabanu Todomi" (which loosely translates as "Bring the War to an End"), is about the protests against the new U.S. Marine Corps base in Henoko, Okinawa. Her previous film, "Hyoteki no Mura" ("The Targeted Village"), was about protests against the deployment of the controversial...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 19, 2015
Onaga spells out anti-base stance in first talks with Kennedy
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga on Friday met with U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy in Tokyo and told her of his opposition to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa. It was Onaga's first meeting with the ambassador since he took office in December.
EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2015
Abe should heed Onaga's words
To avoid an all-out confrontation with Okinawa, the Abe administration needs to search in earnest for an alternative plan to building a new U.S. Marine base in Henoko.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2015
Futenma replacement base 'fundamental' to security, U.S. officials tell Okinawa governor
U.S. officials told the governor of Okinawa on Wednesday that a U.S. forces presence in his prefecture is key to the U.S. commitment to defend Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 27, 2015
Onaga leaves on U.S. trip to lobby against Futenma base relocation
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga departed Wednesday for a 10-day trip to Hawaii and Washington, where he hopes to take his case against relocating U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to skeptical lawmakers, policy experts and the American public.
JAPAN
May 26, 2015
Government defies foes over Henoko, stays set on landfill for new base
The central government will press ahead with construction of the Futenma replacement base even if Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga revokes existing permission for landfill work at the site, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2015
Onaga renews vow to block Henoko base construction
The protest movement against building a replacement U.S. military base in Nago could harm the Japan-U.S. alliance, Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga warned ahead of a trip to Washington.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2015
No concessions emerge from first Onaga-Abe meeting
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga uses his first meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to demand that the relocation of Futenma air base be halted.
EDITORIALS
Mar 27, 2015
Battle looms over Futenma
The standoff over construction of a replacement facility for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma threatens to develop into an all-out legal battle between the Abe administration and Okinawa Prefecture.
EDITORIALS
Mar 16, 2015
Heed the will of Okinawans
Seabed drilling related to land reclamation work for a new U.S. air base off the Henoko district of Okinawa has resumed for the first time since new Gov. Takeshi Onaga took office. The Abe administration appears to be running roughshod over the sentiments of Okinawans opposed to the project.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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