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OKINAWA

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 9, 2019
Secret techniques and local ingredients: Okinawan sweets fit for a king
If Okinawans are quick to assert their cuisine has little in common with the mainland Japanese table, the same can be said of their confectionery.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 4, 2019
Let's discuss Okinawa's referendum
With Okinawa having recently held a referendum on the relocation of a U.S. military base in the prefecture, we discuss the results.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 28, 2019
Vote highlights problems with Henoko plan
The vitally important Futenma replacement facility shouldn't be built on a pack of lies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 27, 2019
A rocky way forward for Henoko base
New U.S. base faces a double blow: a referendum defeat and an uphill construction battle.
EDITORIALS
Feb 25, 2019
Voters express clear opposition to Henoko project
The government should think hard about the wisdom of building a new U.S. military facility over the strong opposition of the host prefecture and its people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 25, 2019
After strong 'no' vote, Okinawans look to highlight case against Henoko base plan in Tokyo and Washington
“Now that the clear opposition of the Okinawa people has been conveyed, it's up to individuals in the rest of Japan to consider our wishes,” an activist says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 24, 2019
More than 70% in Okinawa vote no to relocation of U.S. Futenma base to Henoko
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Japan Times
Reference / EXPLAINER,Q&A
Feb 24, 2019
Okinawa's referendum on relocating the U.S. Futenma base to Henoko: Why now and what's the point?
On Sunday, Okinawa Prefecture's 41 cities, towns and villages held a referendum on whether to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from Ginowan, in the central part of the main island, to a replacement facility being built beside Camp Schwab off the coast of Henoko. It was the first prefecture-wide...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2019
American activist against the Futenma relocation plan questioned at Kansai airport for two hours upon arrival
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 17, 2019
Okinawan fishermen reel in two live oarfish, eat portion of one
Two rare deep-sea oarfish caught in fixed nets off Toya port on the southwest side of Okinawa stunned the local fishing community last month for simply being alive.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 14, 2019
Campaign kicks off for Okinawa referendum on U.S. base relocation plan
The voter turnout rate is crucial to how the results of the referendum will be perceived in Tokyo and Washington.
EDITORIALS
Feb 14, 2019
Take result of referendum on Henoko seriously
Ignoring the popular will of the prefecture, which hosts 70 percent of the bases solely used by the U.S. military in Japan, would not be good for the Japan-U.S. security alliance.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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