I often write about political matters agressively, but most of my life is full of routines and peaceful. Today, I went to see my doctor, then went to a pharmacy. On the way home I visited the cell phone shop to talk about my husband's broken phone. In the afternoon I got some beans and sweetpotetos in our vegetable garden. We are happy to get nonchemical, organic vegetables from our garden. We had dinner with our grandchildren and their mother and talked about their sports day next Saturday. Their father, our son, came home late as usual, like most of the workers of Japan.
There seems to be no problem, nothing to complain. It may be the problem. In Japan there are so many things to discuss, to solve. to be corrected. Many people think it is the biggest crisis of our society, of Japan, after the W.W.II. But our routine life is going on. Of course I love peaceful life with my family myself, and it's good for people to enjoy peaceful life. The problem is; most of Japanese are interested only in their personal affairs, not seeing what is happening in this world, even next to them. Why are we like this? It's a little too late for me to think and write about it today. I'll try next time.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
It Is a Shame To Ignore Okinawa
Do you know what is going on in Okinawa, a small islands prefecture? Many USA military bases are in those islands, and the people have been suffering danger, noises,crimes caused by the bases and its armies. Around fifteen years ago, an elementary school girl was raped by three US soldiers from the base. Seeing the rage of the people, the US and Japan areed to give the Hutenma Airport back to Japan, but instead, the US demanded a new airport. They chose a place in the north of Okinawa, and they have tried to build a new base, a huge military base including a harbor for even nuke battle ships.
People stood up against the plan in the area. They built a small tent on the beach and have been sitting in it more than ten years, and organized the movement against the military bases. People of Okimawa have been doing every activities they can think of, and they have showed their will through the elections, but Abe cabinet is doing the construction work violently.
My friend Humiko, a 84 year-old Okinawan woman, is standing at the gate of US military camp everyday in the heat. I saw her on the internet and there she was standing with a stick alone on the road in front of a big concrete mixer car and saying, "Boy, if you want to go into the base, run over me. Your concret will build a military base, and it will bring you a war. Don't you understand? Come down from the car and look at me, listen to me!" After this, she was sorrounded and taken to the side of the road by several big police officers.
Another friend Kim is protesting on a tiny boat against the construction, against the ships of the Coast Gurd.
What a shameful government we have!! I would like to appologise about the discrimination against Okinawa.
People stood up against the plan in the area. They built a small tent on the beach and have been sitting in it more than ten years, and organized the movement against the military bases. People of Okimawa have been doing every activities they can think of, and they have showed their will through the elections, but Abe cabinet is doing the construction work violently.
My friend Humiko, a 84 year-old Okinawan woman, is standing at the gate of US military camp everyday in the heat. I saw her on the internet and there she was standing with a stick alone on the road in front of a big concrete mixer car and saying, "Boy, if you want to go into the base, run over me. Your concret will build a military base, and it will bring you a war. Don't you understand? Come down from the car and look at me, listen to me!" After this, she was sorrounded and taken to the side of the road by several big police officers.
Another friend Kim is protesting on a tiny boat against the construction, against the ships of the Coast Gurd.
What a shameful government we have!! I would like to appologise about the discrimination against Okinawa.
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