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MV 22 OSPREY

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2017
Kono asks Tillerson to ensure operational safety of Ospreys after Queensland crash
Foreign Minister Taro Kono asked U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday to ensure that the U.S. Marine Corps will safely fly its Ospreys in Japan after one of the controversial tilt-rotor transports crashed off Australia over the weekend.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2017
Tokyo asks Washington to halt Osprey flights in Japan after crash off Australia
Washington is asked to halt Osprey flights in Japan after an MV-22 taking part in exercises crashed into the ocean off Australia's east coast.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2017
Japan, U.S. eye nighttime exercise using Osprey in Hokkaido
Japan and the United States are considering operating the U.S. military's Osprey aircraft at night as part of an upcoming joint exercise planned in Hokkaido, an official of the Ground Self-Defense Force said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2017
Ospreys chalk up third emergency landing since December
A U.S. Marine Corps Osprey was undamaged and no crew members were injured after the tilt-rotor aircraft made an emergency landing Saturday at Amami airport in Kagoshima Prefecture, a Japanese government source said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2017
U.S. Osprey, F/A-18 make emergency landings in Okinawa and Miyagi; no injuries reported
Two emergency landings, one involving a U.S. Marine Corps Osprey and the other a fighter jet, took place Tuesday on an island in Okinawa and in northeast Japan, the Defense Ministry's regional bureaus said Wednesday, but no injuries were reported.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 16, 2017
Personnel shortage delays CV-22 Osprey deployment to Yokota base
A shortage of skilled operations and maintenance personnel has delayed the deployment of U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircraft to Tokyo's Yokota Air Base, the U.S. Defense Department said.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2017
U.S. report reveals cover-up of Osprey mishap in 2014
Details in a report recently obtained via the U.S. Freedom of Information Act suggest the U.S. Marine Corps misled the public about an incident involving an Osprey aircraft in 2014.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 9, 2017
Nonfatal Osprey crash in Okinawa brings safety fears to fore
The MV-22 Osprey accident last month in Okinawa rekindled concerns about the tilt-rotor aircraft, which was once known as the "widow maker" for those killed during its development.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2017
U.S. resumes Osprey refueling drills in Okinawa
The U.S. military resumed aerial refueling drills for Osprey aircraft in Okinawa Prefecture on Friday, Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said amid local protests.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2017
U.S. to resume Osprey in-flight refueling drills Friday despite Okinawa concerns
Less than a month after the crash of an MV-22 Osprey, the Defense Ministry on Thursday gave a tacit nod to the planned resumption.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2016
U.S. tells Tokyo it may resume Okinawa Osprey aerial refueling drills next month
The U.S. forces announcement follows the ditching of an Osprey off Okinawa earlier this month.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2016
Environmentalists call on Japan, U.S. to draft dugong impact report over Osprey crash
Conservation groups on Wednesday urged the central government and the U.S. military to assess the impact of the MV-22 Osprey crash off Okinawa Prefecture earlier this month in waters where the endangered dugongs live.
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2016
Henoko dispute simmers on
The Supreme Court ruling in favor of the national government over construction of a new facility for the U.S. military in Okinawa Prefecture to replace the U.S. Marine's Air Station Futenma will not end its bitter confrontation with the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2016
U.S. return of Okinawa training area faces harsh criticism from local residents
U.S. Forces Japan announces the return of more than half the Northern Training Area amid the growing anger of local residents.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2016
U.S. resumes Osprey operations in Okinawa despite lingering concerns after accident
The U.S. military fully resumes Osprey operations in Okinawa, spurring a sharp local reaction less than a week after one of the tilt-rotor transport aircraft made a crash-landing off the prefecture's coast.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2016
U.S. aims to resume Osprey flights in Okinawa
In a move certain to anger local Okinawans, the U.S. military told the government it wants to fly a MV-22 Osprey from Iejima Island to the base at Futenma.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2016
Environmentalists worry Osprey ditching off Okinawa may affect dugong habitat
Environmentalists voiced concern Wednesday after a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft ditched the previous day off Okinawa in waters inhabited by the endangered dugong.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2016
Okinawa Osprey crash not due to mechanical error: top U.S. officials
Tuesday's crash involving a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft off Okinawa was most likely not the result of mechanical error, the top commander of the U.S. military in Japan told Defense Minister Tomomi Inada in a phone call on Wednesday, according to government officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2016
Osprey crash-landing angers Okinawans, sparks nationwide debate
A wave of shock, anger and anxiety spread in Japan after a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey crash-landed Tuesday night off the coast of Okinawa Prefecture, in the first major accident in the country involving the tilt-rotor aircraft.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2016
Government dismayed by Okinawa governor's plan to skip land return event
The central government expressed dismay Tuesday over Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's plan to skip a ceremony next week marking the return of a large section of a U.S. military training area to Japanese control.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
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Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
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Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
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Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
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Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
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Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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