Japan compiles first Okinawa evacuation plan for contingencies
Japan's government has compiled a plan to evacuate people from remote islands in the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa in ...
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Volunteer searching for WWII dead in Japanese caves unearths remains of hundreds of people
As Japan enjoyed a postwar economic rise, Okinawa's economic ... a U.S. Marine Corps air station that sits in a crowded town after years of friction, but Okinawans remain angry at a plan that ...
Unearthing Okinawa’s forgotten war dead
Takamatsu Gushiken leaves a cave after a session of searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa ...
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Kadena should receive its first F-15EX fighters next year, wing commander says
The U.S. Air Force is expected to begin deploying F-15EX Eagle II fighters to the home of the 18th Wing next year, the wing ...
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The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan’s doorstep
This tiny island on Japan’s western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze ...
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DODEA students learn ancient math skills with Japanese abacus on Okinawa
A soroban “allows students to see and manipulate a physical representation of abstract numbers,” according to The Japan ...
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Okinawan bone digger searches for the remains of WWII dead and worries their lessons are unheard
As Japan enjoyed a postwar economic rise, Okinawa's economic ... a U.S. Marine Corps air station that sits in a crowded town after years of friction, but Okinawans remain angry at a plan that ...
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China’s ‘Malinformation’ Comes for Okinawa
China has made extensive use of malinformation. Its story about the Okinawa protests – headlined “Okinawan People Demand ...
AP PHOTOS: Here's what spring training looks like in Japan
Spring training for Japanese baseball looks familiar; hitters in the batting cage, infielders taking ground balls, and fans ...
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SDF’s pivot to southwest a cause for concern in Okinawa
The former mayor of Yonaguni town asked the central government ... by The Asahi Shimbun in 1971, a year before Okinawa reverted to Japan, 56 percent of respondents were opposed to SDF deployment ...