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OKINAWA

JAPAN
Jul 30, 2016
U.S. reiterates plan to return Okinawa land in bid to ease anger over bases
The U.S. military said Friday it plans to return 4,000 hectares of land in Okinawa to Japan in an apparent attempt to ease local anger.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2016
Okinawa protests erupt as U.S. helipad construction resumes
Hundreds of riot police clash with protesters as the construction of U.S. helipads resumes in Okinawa's Northern Training Area as part of a land deal with U.S. forces.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 21, 2016
Futenma wounds to reopen as government readies fresh lawsuit against Okinawa
Tokyo said the suit, to be lodged Friday, is over the prefecture's failure to cooperate on relocating a U.S. military base.
EDITORIALS
Jul 10, 2016
SOFA-related change falls short
Japan should renegotiate the Status of Forces Agreement it has with the U.S. so it can have greater jurisdiction over crimes committed by Americans with U.S. military ties.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 8, 2016
The herb diet of Okinawa's long-living elders
Young and middle-aged Okinawans are among the most enthusiastic consumers of junk and processed food in Japan. American fast food and a sugar-rich diet have burdened islanders — who once lived staggeringly long lives — with the highest body-mass index rates in the country. Middle-aged men, in particular,...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2016
Shinzato denies rape, says prejudging by public denies him 'fair trial' in Okinawa
An American man charged with raping and murdering a 20-year-old Okinawan woman says he did not intend to kill her.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2016
Japan, U.S. agree to narrow definition of 'civilian component' protected by SOFA
The Japanese and U.S. governments limit the extent to which U.S. military workers are protected under the Status of Forces Agreement in Japan.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2016
U.S. serviceman arrested over drunken driving in Okinawa
A U.S. serviceman in Okinawa was arrested early Monday for drunken driving, the first such arrest since the U.S. military lifted a curfew there that was imposed to quell local furor over the murder of a Japanese woman linked to a civilian U.S. base worker.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jun 29, 2016
Letters: Snowden and the sheeple; 'U.S. Marines culture' was once like Japan's
A couple of readers' responses to recent Community Page articles.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 25, 2016
Route 58: a drive through Okinawa's peculiar past
The telegraph poles that once lined Okinawa's Route 58 have long gone, but the great coastal avenue still reminds me a little of the Dire Straits song "Telegraph Road." Like the lyrics of Mark Knopfler's extended anthem, Route 58 is a journey through time, a digest of history.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 25, 2016
Okinawa base trouble puts dark cloud over upcoming Buffaloes-Eagles series
This week, the annual two-game series where a couple of Japanese pro ballclubs travel to play at Naha's Okinawa Cellular Stadium will take place. The Pacific League's Orix Buffaloes and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are scheduled to play there Tuesday and Wednesday. Normally, U.S. military personnel stationed...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jun 24, 2016
Okinawan affairs minister, a Henoko base advocate, faces tough July election race
On June 7, the day after the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly election saw voters give opponents of the bilateral relocation plan for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma a bigger majority, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet posted a video online.
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.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
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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