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OKINAWA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Oct 16, 2020
SDF still building Miyakojima depot despite protests and land row
The Okinawa Defense Bureau has been unable to acquire 0.6 hectares of the site due to a dispute between a company and individuals who both claim ownership.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Sep 18, 2020
Are China's Senkaku intrusions being played up for political ends?
According to a senior coast guard official, the announcement of intrusions in May was urged by the Prime Minister's Office and Foreign Ministry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 4, 2020
Okinawan rapper Awich rejects your constructs
As a young girl, Awich would sit in awe at her father's tales of war on Okinawa. Little did she know it would inspire her to tell her own tales as a successful rapper.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2020
The 1995 Okinawa rape that shook U.S.-Japan ties
Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 4, 1995, a 12-year-old girl was abducted, beaten and raped in the village of Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, by three U.S. servicemen — two marines and a naval medic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 28, 2020
All Okinawa political movement reaches a crossroads
With two years to go to the next gubernatorial election, the coalition faces a critical moment.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2020
Typhoon Bavi heads toward Okinawa; heavy rains lash some parts of Japan
An advisory warning for heavy rains and strong winds has been issued for Okinawa and the Amami region by the Meteorological Agency as a typhoon makes its way toward the island prefecture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Aug 15, 2020
This summer, don’t be too bitter to give gōya a try
Although it may look intimidating, bitter melon is surprisingly addictive. Here's two healthy and quick recipes highlighting this unique fruit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 7, 2020
Okinawa's fragile coral threatened by 'Black Devil' killer sponge
Terpios hoshinota is like a sheet of paper of about 1 millimeter thick, and attaches itself to coral's calcareous skeleton.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2020
U.S. ambassador nominee wants Japan to play bigger alliance role
As ambassador, Kenneth Weinstein said he would encourage Japan to further bolster its defense capabilities and take greater responsibility within the U.S.-Japan alliance.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2020
Okinawa virus outbreaks ignite scrutiny of U.S. SOFA privileges
The Okinawa clusters have illustrated anew how Japan's authority as a host country is weaker than that of some peers in Europe and Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2020
Tokyo may call state of emergency as daily coronavirus cases soar
Gov. Yuriko Koike on Friday said Tokyo may need to declare its own state of emergency after announcing a record-breaking 463 coronavirus cases.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about U.S. tariffs in Tokyo last week.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Toyota chairman proposes record buyout of its supplier at $42 billion valuation
Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda after a meeting in Beijing last month
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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