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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 25, 2019
Allies agree to quick access for Japan officials to U.S. military accident sites, but consent still required
Tokyo and Washington revised a set of 2005 guidelines Thursday that deal with off-base U.S. military aircraft accidents in Japan to allow for the "expeditious early entry" of Japanese officials into an inner cordoned off area to be set up around the wreckage, the Foreign Ministry said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 22, 2019
Okinawa contradictions need to be fixed
The LDP has lost almost all elections in Okinawa despite the government's candidates consistently being the more qualified and experienced.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 20, 2019
'Night in the American Village': Touching base with the women of Okinawa
Akemi Johnson's 'Night in the American Village' is a meticulously researched volume on the intersection of cultures, the divides of power and gender, and on the politics and people behind the overseas American military presence.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2019
Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes area north of Okinawa Prefecture
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck north of Japan's islands of Okinawa on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jul 5, 2019
Tourism boom and psychological stress behind Okinawa bus driver shortage
Local bus operators in Okinawa Prefecture are facing a serious shortage of drivers, which is attributed to increased demand amid a tourism boom and the physically and emotionally taxing nature of the profession.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2019
Victims of U.S. fighter jet crash in Okinawa remembered 60 years on
A memorial service is held for 18 civilians killed in a tragic accident exactly 60 years ago when a U.S. fighter jet crashed into an elementary school in the Okinawa city of Uruma.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
May 25, 2019
'Maritime Ryukyu' review: Marauders, smugglers and a colorful cast of adventurers
As a fulcrum of exchange, the Ryukyu archipelago was multilingual and multicultural from its earliest days.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 16, 2019
Okinawa's Orion Breweries debuts first chūhai lineup with regional fruit twist
Orion Breweries Ltd. launched its first lineup of canned chūhai — a drink typically made of shōchū or vodka mixed with a nonalcholic beverage — on Tuesday, seeking to win over young drinkers who are increasingly drawn to the beverages and away from beer.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?