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OKINAWA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2022
COVID-19 restrictions on U.S. troops in Japan extended
The decision was made 'due to the continuing increase of COVID-19 cases throughout Japan,' fueled by the rapid spread of the highly contagious omicron variant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2022
Osaka, Okinawa and Hiroshima see daily COVID case records as omicron surge continues
The surge continued in Tokyo as well, with the capital logging 4,561 new infections, while the nationwide total topped 25,000 for the first time since August.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 13, 2022
Okinawa's busy political year set to have major impact on national security
Voters in Nago go to the polls Jan. 23 to choose a mayor in the first of a series of elections that could shape the prefecture's relationship with Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jan 10, 2022
50 years on, Okinawa is now a key hub for Japan-U.S. military operations
Since 1972, the number of SDF personnel stationed in the prefecture has risen from 3,000 to 8,000.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2022
Japan's COVID-19 quasi-emergency takes effect in three areas as cases spike
The new measures come in response to a surge in COVID-19 infections that local governors say are linked to the spread of the omicron variant at U.S. military bases.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Case records fall in Okinawa and Hiroshima, while surge continues in Tokyo
In addition, the U.S. military also informed Okinawa authorities that 302 new cases had been confirmed among personnel at American bases in the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2022
Japanese cities struggle to hold Coming of Age Day ceremonies due to COVID-19 surge
Municipalities are struggling to safely organize the ceremonies amid another surge of COVID-19 cases, with many of them holding the upcoming events virtually.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2022
Record 235 COVID-19 cases reported from U.S. forces in Okinawa
Whether the cases were of the highly transmissible omicron variant was unknown, as was the breakdown of the U.S. bases affected.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2021
U.S. forces in Japan begin pre-departure COVID-19 tests of personnel
The move comes after it was revealed that U.S. military personnel had been exempt from such screening.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2021
Japan to shoulder more cost of hosting U.S. military forces
Japan is expected to reach an agreement later this month on the increase with the U.S. before the Cabinet decides on a draft budget for the next fiscal year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2021
Okinawa development budget to be smallest in a decade as base row persists
Government officials have suggested that the real reason behind the cut is related to the prefectural government's stiff opposition to relocating a key U.S. air base within the prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2021
Futenma replacement base will be obsolete before it's finished
The base's design was so politically constrained to mitigate local opposition that the design constraints will severely limit its flexibility to meet military needs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2021
Japan aware of sinking ground ahead of U.S. base landfill work in Okinawa
The central government was aware of the weak seabed at the planned Futenma relocation site in 2015, three years before work got underway.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2021
Metal water bottle drops from U.S. military aircraft onto Okinawa residence
The U.S. Marines explained that the 25-centimeter bottle fell from the tilt-rotor transport aircraft when it took off from the Futenma air base.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2021
Floating pumice stones set to hit Kanto coastlines, putting fishing and wildlife in jeopardy
The stones are thought to have originated from an underwater eruption that was one of the largest volcanic events seen anywhere in modern-day Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Nov 8, 2021
Geologists hope pumice stones drifting off Okinawa will reveal nature's secrets
The stones have previously helped researchers understand the currents and countercurrents that flow south of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Nov 7, 2021
Japan Times 1921: Premier dies from assassin's blow
The prime minister of Japan was assassinated 100 years ago on Nov. 4, 1921. Reports say the assassin was a 19-year-old railway employee who was 'mentally unbalanced.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2021
In Okinawa, ruling party's tough China stance helps win young voters
Older voters are mostly sticking with left-wing parties, mindful of Okinawa's past as one of the bloodiest battlegrounds of World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Oct 18, 2021
Okinawa medical workers push back against unfair COVID-19 bonus system
The prefecture has seen some staff receive more compensation for extra work during the pandemic than others.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2021
China's Xi instructs military to increase pressure near Taiwan
Xi's instruction came after six democratic nations including the United States and Japan carried out joint military drills in waters southwest of Okinawa earlier this month.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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