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The below is update version of the letter I wrote 2 years ago, adding latest information of the issue.   Dear Mr. US President Trump, Vice President Vance, Senators, Congressmembers, and other decision makers of USMC runway construction in Henoko, Nago city, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan  November 10, 2025   My name is MASAGATA, a Japanese man living in Tokyo. I used to study at San Francisco State University, where I majored in International Relations. I am now working as a translator using the English knowledge I acquired in the US.   I am writing this letter...

This month Japan’s parliament elected a female prime minister first time in modern nation-state history. TAKAICHI Sanae, president of Japan’s ruling party LDP was elected as a prime minister of Japan’s national assembly, or Diet or Parliament. However, it is not as good news as it sounds. There are three major reasons.   1. The party she belongs to is not a good party. It...

Here I post my letter to the young US Marine serviceman who destoryed the message banner at USMC Camp Schwab in Henoko, Nago city, Okinawa prefecture.  This is the message I and other activists...

Update version of the letter below is posted on November 10, 2025. See this page .    Dear US President Biden, Congressmembers, Senators and other decision makers of the issue,  ...

Last Sunday I visited Atsugi Air Base in Kanagawa prefecture, an hour train ride from Tokyo. The place is jointly used by both US and Japanese forces. There was an event to exhibit the...