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OKINAWA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2017
U.S. Navy plane crashes into the sea southeast of Okinawa leaving three missing
In the latest incident involving the American military in Asia, a U.S. Navy C2-A transport plane carrying 11 crew members and passengers crashed into the ocean about 900 km southeast of Okinawa, leaving three missing after eight were rescued.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2017
Move over Hawaii, Okinawa on track to surpass Aloha State in visitor numbers
For decades, Hawaii has outshone Okinawa as an island destination for tourists. That looks like it's about to change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2017
U.S. military restricts travel and bans drinking after fatal Okinawa traffic accident
All U.S. service members in Okinawa have been restricted to their bases and residences and banned from drinking alcohol in response to a fatal traffic accident.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2017
China sends bombers and intelligence-gathering planes through international airspace near Okinawa
China on Sunday again sent bombers and intelligence-gathering aircraft through international airspace between the islands of Okinawa and Miyako in the East China Sea, part of what Beijing has called continued "regular" exercises in the area.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
Nov 10, 2017
Okinawa solar firm eyes new revenue by converting vacant house into lodging for overseas tourists
A solar power generation firm based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, is pursuing a new line of business, tapping into a renovated vacant house as an inn for foreign visitors, especially large families.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2017
Okinawa to see work start on two new Futenma seawalls next week
Tokyo plans to start erecting two more seawalls in Okinawa next week as part of the unpopular relocation plan for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 27, 2017
Northern exposure: Discovering silence in Okinawa
Learning to relax beyond Nago in the southern archipelago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2017
U.S. to deploy powerful F-35A stealth fighters to Okinawa's Kadena Air Base as North Korean threat grows
The U.S. Air Force has announced that it will send its version of the advanced F-35 stealth fighter jet to Okinawa's Kadena Air Base next month in the first such deployment to the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2017
Typhoon Lan on course to hinder voting as it approaches Okinawa
Turnout for Sunday's Lower House election looks likely to dip as the 21st typhoon of the season threatens Okinawa.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
Oct 13, 2017
Okinawa innkeeper transforms 'love hotel' into castle with a floral view
Hotel Sha La La is one of Okinawa's newest hot spots, enticing tourists with its castle-like structure.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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