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Residents of Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, hold a rally in the city on March 20 to oppose the construction of a Ground Self-Defense Force training ground.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2024
Japan scraps plan for new GSDF training ground in Okinawa
Locals were opposing the plan because the site is close to a residential area.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2018
U.S. government to pay compensation to family of murdered Okinawan woman
The U.S. government has agreed to pay compensation to the family of a slain Okinawan woman in place of the former U.S. base worker convicted of murdering her in 2016, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 5, 2018
MSDF plans to buy tanker to replenish U.S. Navy's White Beach fuel facility in Okinawa
The Maritime Self-Defense Force would likely use the vessel to supply a facility favored by U.S. forces for its proximity to areas increasingly frequented by the Chinese.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2018
Kin of slain Okinawa woman seek compensation from U.S. government because Shinzato unable to pay
The family of a slain Okinawan woman will ask the U.S. government to pay compensation because the former U.S. base worker convicted of her murder cannot, their lawyer said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
Mar 9, 2017
Taiwan auto parts firm leads way in Okinawa business push
The Taiwanese boss of an auto component-maker in the Okinawan city of Uruma is confident that his decision to come to the island prefecture was the right one.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2016
Former U.S. Marine held over death of local woman
Okinawa Prefectural Police said Thursday they have arrested a 32-year-old former U.S. Marine on suspicion of illegally dumping the body of a 20-year-old local woman.

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