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US BASE

JAPAN
Apr 20, 2019
New operations center eyed for U.S. Air Force's Yokota base in western Tokyo
The U.S. Air Force is considering building an Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) tasked with drawing up and implementing military operations at Yokota base in western Tokyo, U.S. military sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2019
Japan won't consider revising F-35A procurement plans while cause of crash still not known
The Defense Ministry is not considering a revision to its plan to procure a total of 105 F-35A stealth fighters despite the crash Wednesday of one of the jets into the sea off Aomori Prefecture, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2019
Japan plans further land reclamation work at Henoko site of new U.S. base in Okinawa from March
The central government plans to start soil placement for further reclamation work in an area off the Henoko coastal district in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, in March, sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2019
Okinawa governor says prefecture still intends to go ahead with Futenma referendum
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki clarifies his intention to hold a referendum over the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture on in late February as planned.
WORLD
Sep 7, 2018
New Zealand deploys patrol plane to Japan for North Korea sanctions enforcement
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said on Friday his government was deploying a maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to assist with efforts to enforce United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2018
Gov. Takeshi Onaga's death muddles long-standing U.S. base relocation plan in Okinawa
The passing of the late governor came less than two weeks after he announced he was revoking predecessor Hirokazu Nakaima's 2013 approval of a permit for the Henoko project.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2018
Texas U.S. bases Fort Bliss, Goodfellow tapped to hold migrant detainees
The Trump administration has chosen an Army base and an Air Force base, both in Texas, to house detained migrants swept up in the federal government's crackdown on illegal immigration, several defense officials said Monday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
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.
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.
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.
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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