On the capsize of protest boats in the Henoko offing, Okinawa’s Governor Tamaki laments, “It breaks my heart!”, adding, “The major premise of any protest is to stay safe and secure.” (18mr26)
Splendor of Okinawa: Treasure Flower, roadside Uruma, 15mr26 2 protest boats capsized in the offing at the site in Nago’s Henoko for the relocation of Ginowan’s US Military Futenma Airfield, both in Okinawa Prefecture. In the accident, high school students from the Kyoto area and others were thrown into the sea. On 16 March Okinawa Prefecture Governor Denny Tamaki replied on record to the press squad about the accident, confirming that 2 were dead. The governor stated, “This ended in a truly tragic accident. It breaks my heart.” Regarding protests at the Henoko relocation site, in June of 2024, along a national highway at Awa in Nago, during a “cow (slow) walk” protest, a male security guard was hit by a truck and killed in an accident that occurred while he was trying to control a female protester in her 70s. But in this protest accident, the details are as yet unclear. So, Governor Tamaki, asked by reporters about the continuing series of accidents, noted, “Since the circumstances h...