U.S. Military Base Construction at Henoko-Oura Bay and the Okinawan Governor's Strategy to Stop It

Yoshikawa Hideki, Gavan McCormack

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    Abstract

    This paper analyses the present (2018) state of the struggle between the government of Japan and the government and people of the prefecture of Okinawa, focussing on its most recent phase, since the Okinawan prefectural complaint was dismissed by the Supreme Court in December 2016. Governor Onaga then revoked his 2015 cancellation of the 2013 license to reclaim parts of Oura Bay as site for the base construction and works resumed in April 2017 after one year in suspension. Since then, Governor Onaga has repeatedly declared that he will rescind the license under which those works are being carried out, but has given no indication as to when. Work now continues, at an accelerating pace, and the Governor has recently issued permits allowing ports in Northern Okinawa to be used for transport of construction materials. This paper analyses the apparent contradictions in the Governor's stance and the way they are understood within the protest movement.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1-15
    JournalThe Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
    Volume16
    Issue number2
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

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