Stop Henoko and Close Futenma: 87 Organizations Send a Letter of Request to U.S. Congress/辺野古は中止、普天間は閉鎖を：87団体が連邦議会へ書簡を送付
日本語記事と書簡の和訳は下にあります。 On September 7, 2022, 87 groups and organizations from Okinawa, Japan, and beyond sent a letter of request to 32 legislators selected from the U.S. Senate and House Armed Service Committees. The Letter asks the legislators to take the initiative to stop the military base construction in Henoko-Oura Bay, close the dangerous U.S. Futenma Air Station in Ginowan City, and draw up a new realignment plan. Encouragingly, The Intercept has published an article , which discusses the Letter in some detail and the increasingly tense East Asian context in which the Letter was created and sent. The 15 page Letter is embedded in the article! The Letter supports and provides complementary information to Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki’s decision to disapprove the Japanese government’s application for seafloor reinforcement work, which would be necessary for the Japanese government to continue the military base construction. It highlights the Japanese gov...