I took an easy day today because I was pretty burnt out.
Emma and I met in the afternoon in Naha in Tsuboya Ceramics District (this place is famous for its beautiful ceramics) at a cafe that played songs from Ghibli movies all day. I ate a wonderful chicken curry.
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| my iced coffee is so heart-shaped <3 |
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We talked about her interview with the lawyer the other day. In short, the lawyer had said that under the Hague decision the US seizure of Okinawan land initially was illegal, but when Okinawa was returned to Japan in 1972. Now, there is a special law allowing the US to use land called 米軍用特別措置法 (beigun you tokubetsu sochi hou). On the other hand, the Article 95 of the
Constitution of Japan states that a special law applicable to only one public entity cannot be enacted by the Diet without a majority vote in referendum from the local citizens. This law is only
applied to Okinawa, although it is not only
applicable to Okinawa. This is pretty much just a loophole. There are so many examples of these kind of loopholes regarding lawfulness in base issues.
After we split off, I wandered aimlessly a bit before returning home.
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| just hanging out with some little crabs |
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| shisa on a school building |
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| nice view of school grounds from monorail station |
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| a campaign for policies regarding leprosy at International Street |
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