Update on Ryukyu Independence Movement

[Aepsilons]

Powerful Typhoon Sweeps Across Okinawa
TOKYO — Jul 7, 2014, 10:18 PM ET
By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press

A powerful typhoon pounded across the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Tuesday, as residents took refuge from destructive winds, towering waves and storm surges.

Airports closed and residents were evacuated from low-lying areas and shorelines as Typhoon Neoguri passed over Okinawa, packing sustained winds of 175 kilometers (108 miles) per hour and gusts up to 250 kph (154 mph), the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It said the storm could be one of the strongest to hit Japan in decades, generating waves up to 14 meters (46 feet) high.

"There is a risk of unprecedentedly strong winds and torrential rains. Please refrain from nonessential outdoor activities," Meteorological Agency official Satoshi Ebihara told reporters at a news conference.

The agency issued special warnings for violent winds, heavy rain and storm surges. The storm was moving slowly and diminishing in intensity, but its wide area and slow movement could add to the potential damage, weather forecasters said.

Hundreds of people were evacuated from shorelines and low-lying areas.

Television reports showed some downed branches. The national broadcaster NHK said one 83-year-old woman had suffered a head injury but otherwise there were no reports of serious damage. Some 22,100 homes in Okinawa were without electricity.

Government leaders held an emergency meeting Monday, urging urged local governments and residents to take maximum precautions. Authorities in China and Taiwan also warned ships to stay clear of the storm.

Forecasts show the storm tracking toward Kyushu island and then across Japan's main island of Honshu. It is forecast to lose more of its power over land, but winds and heavy rains could cause landslides and other damage, Ebihara warned.

The typhoon comes on the tail end of Japan's summer rainy season, and landslide warnings already are in effect for some areas due to those seasonal downpours.

The Philippines was spared from the ferocious winds of Neoguri, which blew closest to land late Monday when it roared about 480 kilometers (298 miles) east of the northernmost province of Batanes, government weather forecaster Gladys Saludes said.

While the typhoon did not make landfall, it intensified the southwest monsoon, dumping heavy rains to some western Philippine provinces, she said.

Powerful Typhoon Sweeps Across Okinawa - ABC News

Thanks for the update. Praying that the people in Okinawa, and surrounding islands will be safe from this Typhoon.

O God, Master of this passing world,

hear the humble voices of your children.

The Sea of Galilee obeyed Your order

and returned to its former quietude.


You are still the Master of land and sea.

We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control:

the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant,

can awake from its seeming lethargy,

overstep its conventional boundaries,

invade our land, and spread chaos and disaster.


During this hurricane season we turn to You, O loving Father.

Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid

and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with passing of time.


O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our beloved Mother, we ask you

to plead with your Son on our behalf,

so that spared from the calamities common to this area

and animated with a true spirit of gratitude,

we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son

to reach the heavenly Jerusalem,

where a storm-less eternity awaits us.

Amen.

Is it true that Ryukyuans are second tire citizens in JP?

No, this is verily untrue. They are as much Japanese as I am.

 

[iajj]

Powerful Typhoon Sweeps Across Okinawa
TOKYO — Jul 7, 2014, 10:18 PM ET
By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press

A powerful typhoon pounded across the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Tuesday, as residents took refuge from destructive winds, towering waves and storm surges.

Airports closed and residents were evacuated from low-lying areas and shorelines as Typhoon Neoguri passed over Okinawa, packing sustained winds of 175 kilometers (108 miles) per hour and gusts up to 250 kph (154 mph), the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It said the storm could be one of the strongest to hit Japan in decades, generating waves up to 14 meters (46 feet) high.

"There is a risk of unprecedentedly strong winds and torrential rains. Please refrain from nonessential outdoor activities," Meteorological Agency official Satoshi Ebihara told reporters at a news conference.

The agency issued special warnings for violent winds, heavy rain and storm surges. The storm was moving slowly and diminishing in intensity, but its wide area and slow movement could add to the potential damage, weather forecasters said.

Hundreds of people were evacuated from shorelines and low-lying areas.

Television reports showed some downed branches. The national broadcaster NHK said one 83-year-old woman had suffered a head injury but otherwise there were no reports of serious damage. Some 22,100 homes in Okinawa were without electricity.

Government leaders held an emergency meeting Monday, urging urged local governments and residents to take maximum precautions. Authorities in China and Taiwan also warned ships to stay clear of the storm.

Forecasts show the storm tracking toward Kyushu island and then across Japan's main island of Honshu. It is forecast to lose more of its power over land, but winds and heavy rains could cause landslides and other damage, Ebihara warned.

The typhoon comes on the tail end of Japan's summer rainy season, and landslide warnings already are in effect for some areas due to those seasonal downpours.

The Philippines was spared from the ferocious winds of Neoguri, which blew closest to land late Monday when it roared about 480 kilometers (298 miles) east of the northernmost province of Batanes, government weather forecaster Gladys Saludes said.

While the typhoon did not make landfall, it intensified the southwest monsoon, dumping heavy rains to some western Philippine provinces, she said.

Powerful Typhoon Sweeps Across Okinawa - ABC News

what the hell is this? this is really low of you, jew. just because i just exposed you as a jew, you had to come in here, to this thread, to derail the whole discussion on jibenness and catholic sexuality with this utterly irrelevant typhoon thing? you really do have the wicked training and sick determination to obscure and obfuscate the honest and truthful, don't you, jew?

 

[Aepsilons]

Please evade personal attacks and stick to the subject matter.

 

[TruthSeeker]

Please evade personal attacks and stick to the subject matter.

You have to ignore iajj. He is totally a troll, of the worst kind.

 

[Aepsilons]

You have to ignore iajj. He is totally a troll, of the worst kind.

Thanks @TruthSeeker . Also, thanks for the storm update. It is now a category super typhoon.

 

[Genesis]

The Senkaku Islands are already being administered by Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force's Southern Command.

You know I totally didn't know that, I thought Martians were administering it.

So after thousands of years of history your response is Japan is already administering it? That can change, quite easily.

Though I will say this, Japan control of the island is no big deal if Japan wasn't a pawn in the American game. Until Japan rids itself of America, China will forever contest it.

If Japan ever manage to be independent again, you can go nuts with the nukes and stuff, and China won't even look your way.

The great game has a 16 trillion dollar nominal buy in and China is 10 years and less away from achieving that.

So b prepared for China vs US fantasy series to take over from Sino Japanese war series.

 

[Aepsilons]

The great game has a 16 trillion dollar nominal buy in and China is 10 years and less away from achieving that.

So b prepared for China vs US fantasy series to take over from Sino Japanese war series.

And I look forward to the continued growth and prosperity for China. Japan has already invested much in the infrastructure of China and in the industrial sector. With growth, our investments are compounded and thus not only China, but Japan benefits from this. This is what I call mutual benefit for all.

Cheers.

 

[Genesis]

And I look forward to the continued growth and prosperity for China. Japan has already invested much in the infrastructure of China and in the industrial sector. With growth, our investments are compounded and thus not only China, but Japan benefits from this. This is what I call mutual benefit for all.

Cheers.

You think Japan will ever get rid of US, well obviously at some point, but will it happen with Abe, or will it happen with a war with China, will it happen with another politician.

Sometime within the next decade, with the opening of the arms trade, is this a sign of things to come.

 

[Aepsilons]

You think Japan will ever get rid of US, well obviously at some point, but will it happen with Abe, or will it happen with a war with China, will it happen with another politician.

Its too early to say. We just recently redefined article 9, and have just begun R&D partnerships with Israel, Australia.
In regards to the United States; I don't see them as a military burden, but a force for regional stability. The same goes in Europe; where there is a large American presence in Germany, and a large American naval base in Italy, which is home to the US 6th Fleet.

With opening of arms trade and R&D partnerships with other countries, the diplomatic red tape that was removed may even allow greater integration between Japanese defense firms such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Armaments, Dai Kanyo et al , with American military defense firms such as Lockheed Martin, etc.

Time will tell, but whatever the case, it will definitely benefit Japan.

 

[Lux de Veritas]

The Ryukyu folks are now writing on weekly basis to go independence.

Ryukyu Shimpo – Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news » [Editorial]Treaties show that Japan’s annexation of the Ryukyu Kingdom was an unjustified act

Three treaties, which were signed between the Ryukyu Kingdom and other countries about 160 years ago have provided a new perspective on the current state of Okinawa, its modern history and the hardships experienced by Okinawan people.

These treaties will serve as a great stepping-stone to the future when the Okinawan people will assert the right to self-determination.

In 1854, a Treaty of Amity between the Ryukyu Kingdom and the United States was concluded, which was followed by the conclusion of a Treaty of Amity between the Ryukyu Kingdom and France in 1855, and Holland in 1859. Some international law scholars suggest, based on these treaties, that Japan’s annexation of the Ryukyu Kingdom, which is called “Ryukyu Shobun” or disposal of the Ryukyu Kingdom, in 1879, was an unjustified act according to customary international law at the time.

 

[Sonyuke_Songpaisan]

Let Ryukyu Be Ryukyu!!