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Japanese governor wants relocation of US base in Okinawa halted

Monday, 12 September 2022 21:59
After winning the second four-year term, the opposition-backed governor of Japan’s southern Okinawa province on Monday reiterated his demand that the relocation of a US military base should be halted.

US marine in Okinawa charged with rape

Tuesday, 19 April 2022 21:10
(IP)- A 22-year-old US Marine was indicted last December over a sexual assault resulting in injury to a woman in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, Local prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Japan's Okinawa declares state of emergency as COVID-19 cases soar

Saturday, 01 August 2020 16:47
Officials in Japan's Okinawa region have declared a state of emergency due to explosive spread of coronavirus cases the majority of which have been detected among US forces based there.

US fighter jet crashes into sea off Japan's Okinawa island

Monday, 11 June 2018 07:15
A US F-15 fighter jet has crashed into the sea near the Japanese island of Okinawa. Okinawa houses a controversial American military presence, which has been the subject of numerous protests.