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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Anti-base protesters in canoes in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, show their opposition to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly six years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024, shows anti-base protesters on a boat (R) approaching work vessels in the Oura Bay in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, the site for the relocation of a key U.S. military base from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture. The Japanese government started the same day preparations for work required to address soft ground in the bay.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Anti-base protesters on a boat in waters in Oura Bay, off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, show their opposition to the planned relocation of a key U.S. military base from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024. On the same day, the Japanese government started preparations to address the soft ground in the bay to continue with offshore landfill work for the transfer.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan Kyodo - Anti-base protesters in canoes in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2023, show their opposition to the planned relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly five years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began. (Kyodo)

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Anti-base protesters in canoes in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2023, show their opposition to the planned relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly five years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa+

Anti-base protesters in canoes and an inflatable boat in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2022, show their opposition to the planned relocation of a U.S. base, exactly four years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began. The Japanese central government plans to transfer U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the Henoko district in Nago, both in the southern island prefecture in Japan.

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Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan anti-base protesters rally

NAGO, Japan - A group of protesters against U.S. bases from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan rally Nov. 27 at the seaside in the Henoko district in the city of Nago, where the Okinawa prefectural government has proposed relocating heliport functions from the U.S. Marines Futemma Air Station in Ginowan. The Henoko district is near the U.S. Marine Corps Camp Schwab, seen in the background.

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Protest held in Okinawa 3 yrs after start of landfill for U.S. base

Anti-base protesters took to canoes and boats Tuesday in waters off Okinawa to show their opposition to the planned relocation of a U.S. air base, exactly three years after full-blown offshore landfill work for the transfer began. Holding signs that read "Stop landfilling operation" and "Protect our beautiful sea," protesters in around 30 canoes paddled out to the site, calling for the halt of work for the transfer of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the Henoko district, both in the southern island prefecture. Protesters yelled in chorus "Stop illegal construction" and "Don't kill the coral," as sand-carrying ships and dump trucks came and went from the area.

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Okinawa Police raid tents of protesters of anti-base relocation

Photo taken Nov. 29, 2016, shows tents in front of the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Nago in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa. Police raided the encampment used by opponents of the planned transfer of a key U.S. air base to Nago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa Gov. Onaga at press conference

At a press conference on Oct. 20, 2016, in Naha, Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga expresses his displeasure at the stance of Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui, who said he appreciated the work of two Osaka riot police officers who were dispatched to Okinawa to help local police respond to anti-base protests. The two officers hurled ethnic slurs at protesters, but Matsui said they had worked hard, although their choice of words was inadequate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police officer dispatched from Osaka insults protesters in Okinawa

People protest outside the Osaka prefectural police headquarters in the city of Osaka on Oct. 19, 2016, after a riot police officer dispatched from Osaka to help local police respond to anti-base protests in Okinawa Prefecture hurled an ethnic slur at protesters, calling them "aborigines." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan anti-base protesters rally

NAGO, Japan - A group of protesters against U.S. bases from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan rally Nov. 27 at the seaside in the Henoko district in the city of Nago, where the Okinawa prefectural government has proposed relocating heliport functions from the U.S. Marines Futemma Air Station in Ginowan. The Henoko district is near the U.S. Marine Corps Camp Schwab, seen in the background.