Suicide of worker at JAXA contract company recognized as work-related

A labor standards inspection office in Ibaraki Prefecture has recognized the suicide of a 31-year-old male worker who was involved in satellite control operations at JAXA’s Tsukuba Space Center as work-related.

Land Minister rules Okinawa’s revocation of Henoko landfill approval to be illegal

Okinawa Governor Tamaki Denny indicated his intention to file a request to the third-party panel for the resolution of disputes between the central and local governments in order to counter the Land Minister’s unjust decision.

US military deletes Henoko base-related projects from its annual planning document

As the existence of a very soft seafloor in the reclamation site was confirmed and long-term ground improvement works became inevitable, the U.S. military presumably saw no good prospect in going ahead full steam with the Henoko base project.