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"A Weak Sense of Safety Was Overlooked," Says Political Scientist Umemura; Address the "Unique Circumstances of Okinawa" in the Henoko Base Demolition.

On August 1st, during a special committee meeting on Okinawa and Northern Territories issues in the House of Councillors, Senator Mizuho Umemura of the Sanseito party spoke about the response to the repeated radical protests in Okinawa following the capsizing of two boats, including the "Heiwa Maru," a protest vessel carrying students from Doshisha International High School (Kyoto Prefecture) who were conducting peace education, off the coast of…
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On August 1st, during a special committee meeting on Okinawa and Northern Territories issues in the House of Councillors, Senator Mizuho Umemura of the Sanseito party spoke about the response to the repeated radical protests in Okinawa following the capsizing of two boats, including the "Heiwa Maru," a protest vessel carrying students from Doshisha International High School (Kyoto Prefecture) who were conducting peace education, off the coast of…

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[Tokyo] The accident in which two boats capsized off the coast of Henoko in Nago City, killing two people including a 17-year-old female student from Doshisha International High School (Kyoto Prefecture) who was on board for peace education, is now being debated in the Diet.

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news in on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
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