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U S BASES

EDITORIALS
Sep 11, 2015
Discouraging end to Henoko talks
The lack of progress in talks between the national government and the Okinawan government over the Futenma relocation plan was unsurprising, given the Abe administration's unwillingness to pay heed to anti-base sentiment in Okinawa.
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JAPAN
Aug 31, 2015
Okinawa launches coral survey at Futenma replacement site
The Okinawa Prefectural Government began an underwater survey Monday to check the condition of coral reefs off the planned replacement site for the U.S. Futenma military base, which could result in revoking permission for drilling work if damage is confirmed.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 17, 2015
U.S. marine wins compensation for Okinawa toxin exposure and calls for tests on residents near Futenma
The U.S. government has awarded compensation to the ailing former marine at the center of allegations that Agent Orange was dumped on Futenma Air Base in Okinawa.
EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2015
Okinawa hiatus must be productive
While work for the Futenma base replacement in Okinawa is suspended for a month, the Abe administration should not use the occasion as a mere political gesture and instead should listen sincerely to what Gov. Takeshi Onaga has to say.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jun 17, 2015
A mother's ordeal, passed down as an anti-war lesson
A daughter stays true to the anti-war message left in her mother's harrowing account of the Battle of Okinawa.
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WORLD
Jun 12, 2015
Top general says U.S. looking to build more bases in Iraq in fight against Islamic State
The United States is considering building more U.S. military bases in Iraq to drive back Islamic State militants in a move that may require a further increase in American forces, the top U.S. general said on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2015
Abe should heed Onaga's words
To avoid an all-out confrontation with Okinawa, the Abe administration needs to search in earnest for an alternative plan to building a new U.S. Marine base in Henoko.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2015
Onaga renews vow to block Henoko base construction
The protest movement against building a replacement U.S. military base in Nago could harm the Japan-U.S. alliance, Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga warned ahead of a trip to Washington.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 3, 2015
'Sunagawa Struggle' ignited anti-U.S. base resistance across Japan
On May 4, 1955, a black car rolled into the Tokyo suburb of Sunagawa and sparked one of biggest anti-U.S. base protests in history.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 15, 2015
Northern Ireland's Troubles hold a deadly lesson for Okinawa
Like in Northern Ireland in the 1960s, protests over the planned U.S. base at Henoko run the risk of spiraling out of control if islanders' views are ignored.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2015
Suga to meet Okinawa leader to defuse tensions over U.S. base relocation
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said he plans to hold talks Sunday with Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga in a bid to defuse tensions between the central and local governments over the planned relocation of a U.S. air base within the island prefecture.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 31, 2015
Nago: What should the world learn from the Battle of Okinawa?
Jon Mitchell speaks to locals and visitors in Nago, the proposed site of a new base to replace the U.S. Marines' Futenma facility.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 30, 2015
The Battle of Okinawa: America's good war gone bad
Seventy years after the final epic clash of World War II, has the U.S. betrayed the ideals its service members died fighting for?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2015
Okinawa governor threatens to pull plug on landfill work for Futenma replacement
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga tells the Okinawa Defense Bureau to suspend 'any act that changes the status quo of the seabed' and warns he may revoke permission for land reclamation unless the bureau stops the work within a week.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 23, 2015
U.S. Marines official dismissed over Okinawa protest video leak
The Pentagon has reportedly dismissed a senior U.S. Marine Corps official in Okinawa following the leak of on-base surveillance video to a Japanese neo-nationalist group.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2015
Government resumes drilling survey for Futenma replacement base in Okinawa
Takeshi Onaga, who was elected governor of the prefecture in November on a pledge to block the base relocation plan, called the resumption 'utterly deplorable.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 16, 2015
In appearance on far-right TV, U.S. official calls Okinawa base protests 'hate speech'
A senior official for the U.S. military has branded anti-base demonstrations in Okinawa as 'hate speech' in an appearance on a rightist TV network in Japan.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Feb 16, 2015
Readers split over issue of U.S. military presence in Okinawa
Some emails and online comments in response to the claim by a U.S. military official that Okinawan protesters have faked their injuries.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 9, 2015
Injuries to Okinawa anti-base protesters 'laughable,' says U.S. military spokesman
In an email, a top marine official likens protesters hurt in demonstrations to diving soccer players.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2015
As islanders face off with administration over bases, a new battle for Okinawa
Okinawa Prefecture looks and feels almost like a different country. And a growing number of islanders say it should be just that.
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.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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