US activists join Okinawan residents in protesting military base relocation
Several influential American activists have expressed their solidarity with the residents of Okinawa who are opposed to the planned relocation of the Futenma Air Station to another town in the...
View ArticleJapan defense ministry officials visit Futenma Airbase, fly Osprey via simulator
Members of the Japanese Foreign Ministry and the Okinawa Defense Bureau visited the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on January 28. While there, the officials had a rare experience of flying an MV-22B...
View ArticleAP Report: US military rapists in Japan rarely imprisoned
A report from the Associated Press has revealed data regarding sex crime perpetrators from the United States military who are stationed in Japan – mostly in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa –...
View ArticleOkinawans protest against US military base relocation as Ambassador Kennedy...
Hundreds of local residents of the town of Naha made their voices heard in a protest on Tuesday ahead of a visit by United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy to the southern Japanese...
View ArticleShell tools dating from the Paleolithic Age uncovered in Okinawa
Tools made from shells have been discovered at the Sakitari-do cave in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. Archaeologists estimated the tools to be around 20,000 years old, and they were found near the area...
View ArticleJapan, ASEAN nations hold summit on arms exports vs terrorism and disasters
A summit was held on Tuesday in Okinawa was venue for senior defense officials from Japan and other ASEAN countries to talk about the use of Japanese defense equipment. As Japan is set on establishing...
View ArticleUniversal Studios Japan operator plans to build more theme parks, possibly in...
Due to the cramped site where Universal Studios Japan currently stands, the theme park based on Hollywood movies is now considering other areas both locally and abroad to expand its operations. The...
View ArticleOkinawa saw record low number of crimes by US servicemen in 2013
Crimes committed by U.S. military personnel in Okinawa Prefecture hit a record low last year. Only 32 crimes were reported in 2013, which is a decrease of 40 percent from the previous year’s record. It...
View ArticleWith whale watching & coral reefs, Japan’s first national park in 27 years...
Japan’s 31st national park is now to be found in the waters near the prefecture of Okinawa. The Kerama Islands, famous among whale watchers and divers, was declared the country’s first national park in...
View ArticleJapan to begin targeting Chinese coral poachers off Okinawa
As coral poaching by Chinese fishermen becomes more common, the Japanese government is set to file a request to amend a bilateral fisheries pact with China. The said pact will allow Japanese coastguard...
View ArticleOsprey training to be relocated outside Okinawa
Japan and the United States have confirmed that they are finalizing plans to relocate the training for the MV-22 Osprey aircraft outside of the Okinawa Prefecture. This has been one of the...
View ArticleNew early warning patrol unit stationed in Okinawa airbase
With the increased maritime activities by Chinese vessels in territorial waters near the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands, the Japanese government has now deployed an early warning patrol unit in...
View ArticlePeach Aviation budget flight almost crashes in Okinawa
A plane from Japanese budget airline Peach Aviation made a narrow escape on Monday as it dived at a very low altitude of 248 feet above ocean level as it tried to land at the Naha Airport in Okinawa....
View ArticlePilot of budget airline plane that near-crashed misled passengers
An investigation into the near-crash of a plane from Japanese budget airline Peach Aviation revealed that the Argentinian pilot instructed his cabin attendant to lie to the passengers regarding the...
View ArticleAnti-US base protesters in Japan decry discrimination against them
Hate-speech rallies have reportedly been increasing significantly in Japan the past few months. However, while past protests target other ethnicities such as Koreans residing in the country, this one...
View ArticleAmerican teen living in Okinawa U.S. base in rapes 17-year old classmate
(ERRATUM: The title has been updated to show that the rape victim may not be of Japanese descent, where it previously claimed that she was. The article clearly does not show information on the...
View ArticleAnnual Okinawa protest start 3-day march against war, militarism
To commemorate the 42nd year since the island of Okinawa was returned to Japan by the United States after World War II, anti-war activists are doing their annual 3-day protest action starting Friday...
View ArticleNago Mayor reiterates opposition to Futenma base relocation
The mayor of Nago, in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, again verbalized on Saturday his opposition to the relocation plan of U.S. Marines’ Air Station Futenma to an offshore area in his city. The American...
View ArticleJapan to set up military outposts on remote islands
Due to China’s increased assertive moves in disputed waters and territories, Japan will reportedly set up several military outposts on its remote islands, particularly near the Senkaku Islands. The...
View ArticleProfessional baseball teams may be the answer to Japan’s economic revival
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic policies dubbed as “Abenomics,” are anchored on the “three arrows” of fiscal stimulus, monetary easing and structural reforms. While the public has already...
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