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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 2, 2022
Chatan resort thriving as symbol of Okinawa’s growth, 50 years after reversion
The town, home to the American Village commercial and entertainment complex, has seen its finances strengthen thanks in part to an increase in property tax revenue from inbound companies.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
May 1, 2022
Japan Times 1947: Japan hails new Constitution
A meeting of female political speakers meets with heckling from men 100 years ago, while Japan marks the arrival of a new Constitution, welcomes back Okinawa.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 24, 2022
Kristopher Kwiatek: 'If you keep working hard, you'll end up somewhere pretty good'
Most parents get involved with their child's schooling at an early age and back off as they get older. Principal Kristopher Kwiatek says, 'stay involved.'
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JAPAN
Mar 25, 2022
Japanese national in Poland opens home to Ukrainian refugee families
Until three weeks ago, Yugo Azuma was just another graduate student in Poland, but after the invasion of Ukraine he felt compelled to come to the aid of those fleeing the country.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Mar 21, 2022
Okinawa firms raising productivity to give workers ‘earning power’
The prefecture's economy has grown significantly in the past 50 years, but it still lags behind the rest of the nation with low per-capita income and high child poverty rates.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 20, 2022
Exploring the healthier aspects of salt in Okinawa
While common dietary advice says to watch our salt intakes, a company in Okinawa follows an old island line that says the best of the white stuff can be good for us.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
Mar 6, 2022
Etat d'esprit: A modern take on Okinawan cuisine
Drawing on his French training but inspired by local tradition, Yasuhiro Tomari has developed a uniquely creative approach to fine dining at Etat d'esprit.
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JAPAN / Explainer
Mar 1, 2022
As tensions in East Asia mount, Japan looks to beef up Okinawa defense
Due to China's growing regional assertiveness, momentum behind the deployment of SDF forces to the Nansei Islands, and Ishigaki in particular, has grown.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 14, 2022
Okinawa’s floating pumice mass likely to disappear by June, experts say
Experts say that the drifting of pumice stones from the Fukutoku-Okanoba underwater volcano in the Ogasawara Islands has already passed its peak.

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