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2019 Okinawan referendum

January 01, 1970

A referendum was held in Okinawa Prefecture on 24 February 2019. The referendum asked whether voters approved or opposed the landfill work at Henoko Bay for the construction of a new United States Marine Corps base. This is the second prefecture-wide referendum in Okinawa, the first being the 1996 referendum on the reduction of US military presence. Governor Denny Tamaki announced the referendum in November 2018, fulfilling his manifesto promise from his successful campaign for governor.[1]

2019 Okinawan referendum
24 February 2019 (2019-02-24)
On the central government's plan to conduct landfill work at Henoko, Nago for the planned relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
Results
Support
 
 19.10%
Oppose
 
 72.15%
No opinion either way
 
 8.75%

The Okinawan electorate voted to overwhelmingly reject the central government's Henoko move plan. 72% of Okinawan voters opposed the plan, with 19% supporting the plan. The Oppose vote also passed the 25% electorate threshold, which means the governor is obliged to respect the result and to convey it to the Prime Minister of Japan and the President of the United States. However, the central government is not legally obliged to respect the result.[2][3]

Referendum question and options edit

The ballot asked voters to decide:

On the central government's plan to conduct landfill work at Henoko, Nago for the planned relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma[citation needed]

Voters had three options: Support, Oppose and "No opinion either way". It was initially proposed that the referendum had two straight options: Support or Oppose. 5 conservative-aligned mayors of Okinawa City, Uruma, Ginowan, Miyakojima and Ishigaki protested at this plan and threatened to exclude their cities from the referendum. A compromise was reached in January to include the third "No opinion either way" option. The dispute caused a delay on the preparations for the vote in the 5 municipalities.[4] Although a separate voting date for those municipalities was expected initially, the referendum preparations there were finished on time and they will hold the referendum on the same day as the rest of the prefecture.[5]

Early voting was available from 15 to 23 February.[6]

Petition edit

On 8 December 2018, Okinawan-Hawaiian activist Robert Kajiwara created a petition titled, "Stop the landfill of Henoko/Oura Bay until a referendum can be held in Okinawa" on the White House's We the People petitioning portal. On 18 December, the petition got 100,343 signatures,[7] reaching the necessary number of signatures for it to be reviewed and receive a response by the White House. The petition was drawn to attention by multiple individuals who signed it. People such as Brian May, Rola, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Daisuke Muramoto, Ryucheru, and others have openly expressed their support.[8] The petition received over 200,000 signatures by the end of January.[9] As of February 24 (date of referendum), the White House has not given a response.

Kajiwara was detained and interrogated by Japanese immigration officers when he came to Japan in February 2019 to campaign in the referendum.[10]

Endorsements edit

Support edit

Parties edit

Individuals edit

Oppose edit

Parties edit

Individuals edit

No opinion either way edit

Opinion polling edit

Date(s)
conducted 		Polling organisation Sample size Support Oppose No opinion
either way 		Undecided Lead
24 Feb 2019 Results 605,385 19.10% 72.15% 8.75% 53.05%
16–17 Feb 2019 Asahi Shimbun 31 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine 1,125 16% 59% 21% 4% 38%
16–17 Feb 2019 15.8% 67.6% 13.1% 0.5% 51.8%

Results edit

Choice Votes %
Support 114,933 19.10%
 Y Oppose 434,273 72.15%
No opinion either way 52,682 8.75%
Valid votes 601,888 99.42%
Invalid or blank votes 3,497 0.58%
Total votes 605,385 100%
Registered voters and turnout 1,153,591 52.48%
Source: Okinawa Prefectural Government 26 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Asahi Shimbun 11 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine

Breakdown edit

Aftermath edit

The day following the referendum, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that while the central government respected the result, construction works at Henoko would continue. This statement was reaffirmed by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Minister of Defense Takeshi Iwaya.[18] Construction works at Henoko also restarted straight away, causing indignation among the local populace who voted heavily to oppose it.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ito, Kazuyuki (27 November 2018). . Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. ^ "辺野古埋め立て「反対」が7割超え　知事の得票上回る43万票　沖縄県民投票、投票率は52.48％" (in Japanese). Okinawa Times. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ . Asahi Shimbun. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b Yamashita, Ryuichi; Ito, Kazuyuki (25 January 2019). . Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. ^ "辺野古移設　沖縄県民投票、24日全県で　宜野湾など3市、参加表明". Mainichi Shimbun. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. ^ . Asahi Shimbun. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  7. ^ "White House petition to halt Henoko construction reaches 100,000 signature goal in 10 days". Ryukyu Shimpo - Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  8. ^ . Yahoo!ニュース 個人 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  9. ^ . www.mvariety.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  10. ^ Ida, Jun (21 February 2019). "US man who petitioned to halt Henoko landfill questioned 2 hrs by Japan immigration". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  11. ^ Narisawa, Kaigo; Ito, Sei; Ito, Kazuyuki (18 February 2019). "Anti-U.S. base moves heat up as referendum in Okinawa looms". Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  12. ^ "立憲民主党が辺野古新基地反対を表明　沖縄県連の発足で枝野氏が会見　県知事選は玉城デニー氏を支援へ" (in Japanese). Okinawa Times. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  13. ^ Kawai, Tatsurou (30 January 2019). "県民投票、対抗手段は「リコールと訴訟」　立憲・枝野氏" (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  14. ^ Ito, Hiroki (9 January 2019). . Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  15. ^ Nakajima, Maki (7 January 2019). "Queen guitarist May seeks signatures for petition against Okinawa base transfer work". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  16. ^ Miyagi, Hiroya; Abe, Shihoko (9 January 2019). "203,800 signatures collected for White House petition to halt US base work in Okinawa". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  17. ^ 県民投票投票確定 (PDF) (in Japanese). 沖縄県. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  18. ^ . Asahi Shimbun. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  19. ^ "埋め立て「反対」の民意が示されたのに...　県民投票から一夜明け、辺野古の工事進む" (in Japanese). Okinawa Times. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

January 01, 1970
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A referendum was held in Okinawa Prefecture on 24 February 2019 The referendum asked whether voters approved or opposed the landfill work at Henoko Bay for the construction of a new United States Marine Corps base This is the second prefecture wide referendum in Okinawa the first being the 1996 referendum on the reduction of US military presence Governor Denny Tamaki announced the referendum in November 2018 fulfilling his manifesto promise from his successful campaign for governor 1 2019 Okinawan referendum24 February 2019 2019 02 24 On the central government s plan to conduct landfill work at Henoko Nago for the planned relocation of Marine Corps Air Station FutenmaResultsSupport 19 10 Oppose 72 15 No opinion either way 8 75 The Okinawan electorate voted to overwhelmingly reject the central government s Henoko move plan 72 of Okinawan voters opposed the plan with 19 supporting the plan The Oppose vote also passed the 25 electorate threshold which means the governor is obliged to respect the result and to convey it to the Prime Minister of Japan and the President of the United States However the central government is not legally obliged to respect the result 2 3 Contents 1 Referendum question and options 2 Petition 3 Endorsements 3 1 Support 3 1 1 Parties 3 1 2 Individuals 3 2 Oppose 3 2 1 Parties 3 2 2 Individuals 3 3 No opinion either way 4 Opinion polling 5 Results 5 1 Breakdown 6 Aftermath 7 ReferencesReferendum question and options editThe ballot asked voters to decide On the central government s plan to conduct landfill work at Henoko Nago for the planned relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma citation needed Voters had three options Support Oppose and No opinion either way It was initially proposed that the referendum had two straight options Support or Oppose 5 conservative aligned mayors of Okinawa City Uruma Ginowan Miyakojima and Ishigaki protested at this plan and threatened to exclude their cities from the referendum A compromise was reached in January to include the third No opinion either way option The dispute caused a delay on the preparations for the vote in the 5 municipalities 4 Although a separate voting date for those municipalities was expected initially the referendum preparations there were finished on time and they will hold the referendum on the same day as the rest of the prefecture 5 Early voting was available from 15 to 23 February 6 Petition editOn 8 December 2018 Okinawan Hawaiian activist Robert Kajiwara created a petition titled Stop the landfill of Henoko Oura Bay until a referendum can be held in Okinawa on the White House s We the People petitioning portal On 18 December the petition got 100 343 signatures 7 reaching the necessary number of signatures for it to be reviewed and receive a response by the White House The petition was drawn to attention by multiple individuals who signed it People such as Brian May Rola Ryuichi Sakamoto Daisuke Muramoto Ryucheru and others have openly expressed their support 8 The petition received over 200 000 signatures by the end of January 9 As of February 24 date of referendum the White House has not given a response Kajiwara was detained and interrogated by Japanese immigration officers when he came to Japan in February 2019 to campaign in the referendum 10 Endorsements editSupport edit Parties edit Liberal Democratic Party 4 Individuals edit Kosaburo Nishime member of the House of Representatives for Okinawa 4th district 11 Oppose edit Parties edit Constitutional Democratic Party 12 13 Individuals edit Denny Tamaki incumbent governor of Okinawa 1 Ryuichi Sakamoto composer 14 Brian May guitarist of Queen 15 Rola model and actress 16 No opinion either way editOpinion polling editDate s conducted Polling organisation Sample size Support Oppose No opinioneither way Undecided Lead 24 Feb 2019 Results 605 385 19 10 72 15 8 75 53 05 16 17 Feb 2019 Asahi Shimbun Archived 31 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine 1 125 16 59 21 4 38 16 17 Feb 2019 Kyodo News 15 8 67 6 13 1 0 5 51 8 Results editChoice Votes Support 114 933 19 10 nbsp Y Oppose 434 273 72 15 No opinion either way 52 682 8 75 Valid votes 601 888 99 42 Invalid or blank votes 3 497 0 58 Total votes 605 385 100 Registered voters and turnout 1 153 591 52 48 Source Okinawa Prefectural Government Archived 26 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Asahi Shimbun Archived 11 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine Breakdown edit Division Subdivision Support Oppose No opinion either way Valid votes Invalid votes Turnout 17 Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Total Cities Naha 23 372 17 15 102 348 75 08 10 590 7 77 136 310 99 53 650 0 47 136 960 53 44 Ginowan 9 643 24 36 26 439 66 80 3 500 8 84 39 582 99 48 206 0 52 39 788 51 81 Ishigaki 3 566 20 99 12 165 71 60 1 259 7 41 16 990 99 14 148 0 86 17 138 44 63 Urasoe 9 801 20 21 34 498 71 14 4 192 8 64 48 491 99 58 203 0 42 48 694 54 79 Nago 4 455 18 00 18 077 73 04 2 216 8 95 24 748 99 46 135 0 54 24 883 50 47 Itoman 4 523 18 35 17 958 72 84 2 174 8 82 24 655 99 48 129 0 52 24 784 52 13 Okinawa 10 963 19 99 38 571 70 33 5 305 9 67 54 839 99 36 355 0 64 55 194 49 88 Tomigusuku 5 041 18 73 19 504 72 48 2 365 8 79 26 910 99 44 151 0 56 27 061 55 44 Uruma 9 757 20 17 33 891 70 05 4 734 9 78 48 382 99 29 347 0 71 48 729 50 28 Miyakojima 3 228 19 31 12 057 72 12 1 434 8 58 16 719 99 40 101 0 60 16 820 38 48 Nanjō 3 419 17 73 14 303 74 17 1 562 8 10 19 284 99 18 159 0 82 19 443 56 05 Cities total 87 768 19 21 329 811 72 18 39 331 8 61 456 910 99 44 2 584 0 56 459 494 51 51 Towns and villages Kunigami District 5 552 20 33 19 155 70 13 2 607 9 54 27 314 99 25 206 0 75 27 520 52 66 Kunigami 574 28 31 1 199 59 24 252 12 45 2 024 99 41 12 0 59 2 036 51 82 Ōgimi 195 12 85 1 220 80 37 103 6 79 1 518 99 15 13 0 85 1 531 58 04 Higashi 201 23 40 559 65 08 99 11 53 859 98 28 15 1 72 874 57 24 Nakijin 646 14 53 3 430 77 69 339 7 68 4 415 99 24 34 0 76 4 449 58 12 Motobu 1 045 19 76 3 707 70 09 537 10 15 5 289 98 99 54 1 01 5 343 49 33 Onna 881 20 54 3 048 71 05 361 8 41 4 290 99 31 30 0 69 4 320 51 70 Ginoza 488 17 92 1 921 70 55 314 11 53 2 723 99 09 25 0 91 2 748 59 64 Kin 989 22 83 2 949 68 07 394 9 10 4 332 99 59 18 0 41 4 350 48 84 Ie 534 28 65 1 122 60 19 208 11 16 1 864 99 73 5 0 27 1 869 49 07 Nakagami District 12 613 18 36 49 914 72 65 6 175 8 99 68 702 99 43 391 0 57 69 093 56 43 Yomitan 3 145 17 66 12 906 72 49 1 753 9 85 17 804 99 49 92 0 51 17 896 55 80 Kadena 1 154 20 56 3 897 69 42 563 10 03 5 614 98 99 57 1 01 5 671 52 53 Chatan 2 380 20 09 8 372 70 67 1 095 9 24 11 847 99 55 54 0 45 11 901 53 83 Kitanakagusuku 1 423 18 48 5 629 73 10 648 8 42 7 700 99 30 54 0 70 7 754 57 58 Nakagusuku 1 774 18 99 6 783 72 59 787 8 42 9 344 99 39 57 0 61 9 401 57 35 Nishihara 2 737 16 70 12 327 75 20 1 329 8 11 16 393 99 53 77 0 47 16 470 59 67 Shimajiri District 8 111 17 69 33 518 73 11 4 218 9 20 45 847 99 36 297 0 64 46 144 56 73 Yonabaru 1 562 18 34 6 166 72 38 791 9 29 8 519 99 34 57 0 66 8 576 56 41 Haebaru 2 843 16 39 12 960 74 69 1 548 8 92 17 351 99 42 101 0 58 17 452 58 87 Tokashiki 101 26 44 193 48 25 52 13 61 382 99 48 2 0 52 384 66 78 Zamami 103 18 49 381 68 40 73 13 11 557 98 41 9 1 59 566 72 66 Aguni 58 19 80 198 67 58 37 12 63 293 97 99 6 2 01 299 50 76 Tonaki 60 29 27 125 60 98 20 9 76 205 98 56 3 1 44 208 62 84 Minamidaitō 136 28 81 274 58 05 62 13 14 472 98 54 7 1 46 479 49 23 Kitadaitō 78 32 77 109 45 80 51 21 43 238 99 58 1 0 42 239 52 64 Iheya 169 30 95 298 54 58 79 14 47 546 98 38 9 1 62 555 56 98 Izena 205 34 86 307 52 21 76 12 93 588 99 16 5 0 84 593 51 34 Kumejima 573 18 01 2 307 72 50 302 9 49 3 182 99 34 21 0 66 3 203 49 57 Yaese 2 223 16 45 10 164 75 21 1 127 8 34 13 514 99 44 76 0 56 13 590 56 17 Miyako District 133 31 52 254 60 19 35 8 29 422 100 00 0 0 00 422 50 36 Tarama 133 31 52 254 60 19 35 8 29 422 100 00 0 0 00 422 50 36 Yaeyama District 756 28 07 1 621 60 19 217 10 93 2 693 99 30 28 1 03 2 721 57 39 Taketomi 520 26 20 1 248 62 87 99 13 98 1 985 98 06 14 0 70 1 999 59 02 Yonaguni 236 33 33 373 52 68 316 11 73 708 98 97 14 1 94 722 53 32 Towns and villages total 27 165 18 74 104 462 72 05 13 351 9 21 144 978 99 37 922 0 63 145 900 55 77 Total 114 933 19 10 396 632 72 15 52 682 8 75 720 210 99 42 3 506 0 58 605 394 52 48 Source Results Archived 26 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Turnout Election information websiteAftermath editThe day following the referendum Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that while the central government respected the result construction works at Henoko would continue This statement was reaffirmed by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Minister of Defense Takeshi Iwaya 18 Construction works at Henoko also restarted straight away causing indignation among the local populace who voted heavily to oppose it 19 References edit a b Ito Kazuyuki 27 November 2018 Okinawa decides to hold Feb 24 referendum on U S base issue Asahi Shimbun Archived from the original on 14 October 2019 Retrieved 28 January 2019 辺野古埋め立て 反対 が7割超え 知事の得票上回る43万票 沖縄県民投票 投票率は52 48 in Japanese Okinawa Times 25 February 2019 Retrieved 25 February 2019 72 of Okinawa voters oppose work off Henoko for U S base Asahi Shimbun 25 February 2019 Archived from the original on 11 November 2019 Retrieved 25 February 2019 a b Yamashita Ryuichi Ito Kazuyuki 25 January 2019 3 answer ballot approved in Okinawa all cities will vote Asahi Shimbun Archived from the original on 10 September 2019 Retrieved 28 January 2019 辺野古移設 沖縄県民投票 24日全県で 宜野湾など3市 参加表明 Mainichi Shimbun 2 February 2019 Retrieved 21 February 2019 Early voting under way in Okinawa on key U S base issue Asahi Shimbun 15 February 2019 Archived from the original on 14 October 2019 Retrieved 21 February 2019 White House petition to halt Henoko construction reaches 100 000 signature goal in 10 days Ryukyu Shimpo Okinawa Japanese newspaper local news Retrieved 24 February 2019 米国政府動かす男 R カジワラさん 大阪入管に屈辱の拘束 辺野古基地問題で来日 超党派議員と面談 志葉玲 Yahoo ニュース Yahoo ニュース 個人 in Japanese Archived from the original on 24 February 2019 Retrieved 24 February 2019 Marianas Variety Okinawa petition to save Henoko Bay reaches over 200 000 signatures www mvariety com Archived from the original on 3 February 2019 Retrieved 24 February 2019 Ida Jun 21 February 2019 US man who petitioned to halt Henoko landfill questioned 2 hrs by Japan immigration Mainichi Shimbun Retrieved 24 February 2019 Narisawa Kaigo Ito Sei Ito Kazuyuki 18 February 2019 Anti U S base moves heat up as referendum in Okinawa looms Asahi Shimbun Retrieved 2 March 2019 立憲民主党が辺野古新基地反対を表明 沖縄県連の発足で枝野氏が会見 県知事選は玉城デニー氏を支援へ in Japanese Okinawa Times 30 August 2018 Retrieved 28 January 2019 Kawai Tatsurou 30 January 2019 県民投票 対抗手段は リコールと訴訟 立憲 枝野氏 in Japanese Asahi Shimbun Retrieved 28 January 2019 Ito Hiroki 9 January 2019 Fearless Ryuichi Sakamoto won t stay silent on Okinawa base Asahi Shimbun Archived from the original on 13 September 2019 Retrieved 28 January 2019 Nakajima Maki 7 January 2019 Queen guitarist May seeks signatures 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