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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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 ...
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Now in 5th year, Okinawa landfill base project still a white elephant
NAGO, Okinawa Prefecture--A messy government reclamation project for a new U.S. military base here that has inflamed residents of Okinawa Prefecture entered its fifth year Dec. 14, with no ...
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Bomb threat hits US military base in Tokyo after similar warnings on Okinawa
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Japanese police are ... was demanded in a Tuesday bomb threat against 32 U.S. military installations on Okinawa, which was sent via emails to the Okinawa prefectural ...
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Civilians on Okinawa
After the war, Americans occupied and administered Okinawa. In 1972, administration of the island reverted back to Japan, but American military bases remain to this day. They exist not only to ...
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In Japan's Okinawa, China tensions prompt changing views of US military bases
[Reuters] Public sentiment toward U.S. military bases ... editor of Okinawa's Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper, which has campaigned for the closure of the military installations. "People now in their ...
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Court orders Okinawa to approve US base reclamation project
A Japanese high court has ruled in favor of the central government in a long-running dispute over a plan to relocate a US military base within Okinawa Prefecture. A high court on Wednesday ordered ...