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Bomb threat hits US military base in Tokyo after similar warnings on Okinawa
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Japanese police are investigating a bomb threat against this key U.S. military hub in western Tokyo ...
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Ransom emails threaten explosions at US military installations across Okinawa
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japanese police are investigating email threats that targeted 32 U.S. military installations on the ...
U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule
The American base on Okinawa has relocated 105 Marines. But an agreement to move 9,000 in total is colliding with the ...
Okinawa, a Small Island Caught Between Big Powers
Residents of the Japanese island see U.S. bases as a legacy of war and colonialism, but younger generations also worry about ...
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Japan: French vessels visit U.S. base in Okinawa
A French Navy frigate and a replenishment vessel make a port call at the U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Uruma in the ...
French Navy frigate makes port call at US base in Okinawa
A French Navy frigate is making a port call at a US military base in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The vessel is taking part in a trilateral exercise with Japan and the United States in the ...
US Marines start to leave Japan: Redeployment agreed to in a deal signed 12 years ago
This is the first time the Marines cut their head count on Okinawa as part of a deal between Washington and Tokyo to shrink ...
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The Nansei Islands: Japan’s Frontline in a Taiwan Emergency
China is ramping up its military actions and raising tensions in the Nansei Islands. Japan is bolstering its presence in ...
US Marines’ slow withdrawal from Okinawa in Japan underscores shifting geopolitical priorities
The withdrawal of U.S. Marines from Okinawa remains slow and uncertain, hindered by geopolitical tensions, bureaucratic ...