mlyon0486, 11 months ago to photography

Evening sky in the city. #okinawa #okinawa_photo_community #photography #ResidentialArea #CityLife #Skyscraper #City #UrbanArea #sky #sunset

mlyon0486, 11 months ago to Horizon

Enjoying the evening sky. #okinawa #Horizon #Sunset #Cloud #Outdoors #Sky #Building #City #Evening #okinawa_photo_community #pixelfed #photography

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

On Friday, residents of Okinawa Prefecture mourned victims of the fierce ground battle in the final phase of World War II 78 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/23/national/battle-of-okinawa-78-years/?utm_content=bufferee40b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #okinawa #wwii #usbases #battleofokinawa

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

The government plans to introduce a new device for defusing bombs that remain unexploded 78 years after the Battle of Okinawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/23/national/okinawa-dud-shells-disposal-device/?utm_content=bufferde21b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #okinawa #wwii #battleofokinawa

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

The LGBTQ community at U.S. military bases located throughout Japan has been rocked by a U.S. government ban on drag shows at bases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/19/national/us-military-drag-show-ban-japan/?utm_content=bufferfcc01&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #okinawa #lgbtq #transgender #yokota #drag

w7voa, 1 year ago to random

There's been some type of launch from the #DPRK.

kzodasnowman, 1 year ago to random

Luchuan author and anti-base protestor Shun Medoruma journals about the history and daily life of the popular movement to get US military bases out of #Uchinaa (#Okinawa).

The majority of US military installations in Japan are inequitably located in Uchinaa, polluting groundwater, killing residents, and destroying ecosystems.

A short overview of the issue.

#USOutOfUchinaa #Intersectionality

https://thebaffler.com/latest/from-the-deep-forests-and-seas-of-yambaru-medoruma

mlyon0486, 1 year ago to nature

Sunrise over Shuri Castle, Okinawa, Japan in 2018. #shurcastle #okinawa #sunrise #nature #architecture #japan #clouds #sky #photography #nikon #nikond7200