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U S BASES

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JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 14, 2021
Okinawa activists fear land-purchase bill will hit anti-base movement
Residents are asking the government to provide an explanation as to why the legislation is necessary.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2021
U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing on Okinawan island
Five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma were on board the UH-1 helicopter, which landed in a field due to engine trouble.
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JAPAN
May 15, 2021
Okinawa marks 49th anniversary of reversion as pandemic limits base protests
A protest march was canceled this year to prevent the spread of COVID-19, while the number of people joining a rally in front of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Foster was also restricted.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2021
U.S. conducted 150 nuclear loading drills in Okinawa in 1957, files show
The drills involved handling of numerous bombs, including a 3.4-ton hydrogen bomb deemed 100 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2021
Walter Mondale, former U.S. vice president and ambassador to Japan, dies at 93
Mondale's time in Japan was marked by tough negotiations over bilateral trade issues, especially those related to semiconductors and insurance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2021
Cabinet OKs law to limit foreign real estate deals in Japan citing national security
The bill has raised concerns about violation of privacy rights, and an intense debate over its provisions and constitutionality is likely.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 18, 2021
Okinawan women's civic group chronicles sex crimes by U.S. military
Okinawan Women Act Against Military Violence has gathered together evidence relating to around 350 postwar cases in the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2021
Biden’s pricier troop deal with Seoul to impact next agreement with Tokyo
The agreement on a “meaningful increase” in cost-sharing could prompt the U.S. to ask Japan to play a larger role in its regional strategy instead of doling out more cash, experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 6, 2021
South Korean envoy hopes to wrap up talks with U.S. on defense costs
South Korea is seeking to iron out remaining differences and sign a deal with Washington on sharing costs for stationing 28,500 American troops in the country, its chief envoy has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2021
Japan and U.S. reach agreement on cost of hosting American troops
The one-year deal, in which Japan will shoulder about u00a5200 billion — roughly in line with the previous year — is widely seen as a temporary measure.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2021
Duterte wants U.S. to pay to keep military pact with Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he wants the U.S. to pay to keep a two-decade-old pact that facilitates joint military exercises, an agreement which he sought to scrap last year.
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JAPAN
Feb 11, 2021
Japan and U.S. broadly agree to extend deal covering military base costs for one year
Under the preliminary agreement, Japan will shoulder roughly u00a5200 billion in fiscal 2021 for host nation support, around the same level as last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Feb 5, 2021
Iwakuni 'dream town' project becomes nightmare for Mount Atago community
After leveling a 120-meter-high mountain, officials gave up on a new town program and instead transformed the site into facilities for U.S. military personnel stationed nearby.
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JAPAN
Feb 1, 2021
Mayor opposed to planned U.S. military drill site wins re-election
The return of Shunsuke Yaita to Nishinoomote, Kagoshima Prefecture, could upset government plans to allow Mage Island to be used for U.S. military plane takeoff and landing exercises.
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JAPAN
Jan 31, 2021
Japan proposes tentative one-year deal on cost-sharing for U.S. troops
With another round of negotiations set to take place this week, going forward Japan is looking to emphasize its contributions in new domains including outer space and cybersecurity.
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JAPAN
Jan 25, 2021
GSDF and U.S. reached secret deal in 2015 to station amphibious unit in Okinawa
Although the plan has been suspended due to the impasse over the relocation of a U.S. air base in the prefecture, the GSDF hasn't given up on the idea, sources say.
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JAPAN
Jan 22, 2021
Okinawans and former North Korea abductees urge Biden to take initiative
The controversial relocation of a U.S. military base and the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea are issues that have rolled over from the Trump and Abe administrations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jan 22, 2021
Hosting U.S. jets brought free school meals to Iwakuni, but some question the trade-off
Residents near Iwakuni base cast doubt over deal sealed under watch of then-Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2020
U.S. Forces Japan begins vaccinating personnel against COVID-19
Inoculations began Monday at the Yokota Air Base, with front-line medical workers prioritized to receive the vaccine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 16, 2020
As negotiations stall, how much does Japan actually pay to host U.S. forces?
With Trump having lost the election and time running out to strike a deal, the Japanese government is looking at a one-year extension of the current agreement.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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