Typhoon knocks out power in southern Japan
TOKYO, Aug 2, 2023 (AFP) - One person was reportedly killed and hundreds of thousands were without electricity in southern…
3 years ago
Okinawa
‘Inevitable’: Views on US bases shift in Japan’s Okinawa
by Mathias CENA Agence France-Presse GINOWAN, Japan (AFP) -- For decades, residents of Japan's Okinawa have strongly opposed the US…
4 years ago
Japan’s Okinawa declares state of emergency as virus cases soar
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Okinawa region has declared a state of emergency and asked people to stay home for…
6 years ago
US bases on Okinawa locked down over virus spike
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Two US Marine bases in Japan's Okinawa have been put into lockdown after dozens of…
6 years ago
Fire engulfs World Heritage castle in Japan’s Okinawa
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A major fire ripped through a historic Japanese castle on the southern island of Okinawa…
7 years ago
Japan’s Okinawa to vote on controversial US base move
Residents of Japan's Okinawa go to the polls Sunday in a closely watched referendum on the controversial relocation of a…
7 years ago
Protests in Japan as work to relocate US base resumes
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Friday resumed work to relocate a controversial US military airbase in Okinawa, prompting…
8 years ago
In photos: All three Balangiga bells packed for transport back to PHL
(Eagle News) – A US Air Force plane bearing the three historic Balangiga bells is set to land…
8 years ago
After leaving PHL, powerful typhoon Trami batters Okinawa, churns to Japan mainland
by Quentin Tyberghien/ Behrouz Mehri Agence France Presse SHIBUSHI, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful typhoon pummelled Japan's southern island…
8 years ago
Two crew feared dead in Japan army helicopter crash
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Two crew were feared dead Monday after a Japanese military helicopter crashed in a residential area in the…
8 years ago
US military chopper makes second emergency landing in Okinawa
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- An American military helicopter made an emergency landing in Okinawa on Monday, just two days after…
8 years ago
Typhoon Saola brings heavy rain in southern Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Typhoon Saola barreled towards Japan's southernmost Okinawa island chain on Saturday bringing heavy rain as authorities…
9 years ago
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