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Fighter jet tilts after tire detaches while taxiing on Okinawa runway

Stars and Stripes 18 Apr 2025
An F-15E Strike Eagle deployed to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa lost a tire while taxiing on the runway Thursday, according to the 18th Wing ... The incident occurred around 1 p.m., a spokesman for the Okinawa Defense Bureau said by phone Friday.
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What to do on a three-hour visit to Japan's Okinawa island

The Star 17 Apr 2025
Some cruises stop at the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Ishigaki. Read full story ... .
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In Okinawa, war trauma carried by orphans still lingers

Japan Times 14 Apr 2025
“War orphans were pushed to the margins of society after the war," says one academic ... .
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Airman, Marine arrested on Okinawa ahead of joint patrol relaunch

Stars and Stripes 14 Apr 2025
NAHA, OkinawaJapanese police arrested two U.S. service members on Okinawa over the weekend in separate incidents — one on suspicion of breaking into a retirement home and the other of assaulting a Japanese man.
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Okinawa police, U.S. military to hold joint patrol in night district

Asahi News 12 Apr 2025
NAHA--A joint patrol involving Okinawa prefectural police and the U.S. military is to be mounted in the entertainment district of Okinawa city near the U.S ... Sexual assault cases in Okinawa involving U.S.
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Japan, U.S. to hold joint patrol after Okinawa sexual assaults

Japan Times 11 Apr 2025
The one-off joint operation through busy areas until the early hours of the next day was proposed by the U.S. side ... .
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Okinawa sexual assaults: Japan, US to hold joint patrol

Gulf News 11 Apr 2025
Japanese and US officials said Friday they will jointly conduct a patrol in Okinawa following sexual assault cases involving US servicemen ... Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki may participate, the official added.
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Okinawa leaders’ struggles against U.S. bases shown in new film

Asahi News 11 Apr 2025
A new documentary film that depicts the long campaigns waged by two Okinawa governors against the concentration of U.S ... The documentary depicts how the two governors championed the rights of Okinawa residents against the central government.
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US and Japan launch historic joint patrol in Okinawa to address sexual assault concerns

The Times of India 11 Apr 2025
Japanese and US officials announced on Friday that a rare joint patrol will take place in Okinawa on the night of April 18, following a string of sexual assault cases involving American military ...
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US troops, Japanese police to resume joint patrols on Okinawa after 50 years

Stars and Stripes 11 Apr 2025
CAMP FOSTER, OkinawaU.S. service members will join Japanese police and local officials for the first joint patrol on Okinawa in more than half a century following a series of high-profile criminal cases involving American troops.
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HK Express launches surprise ticket offers to Japan’s Okinawa, Ishigaki and Miyako

Hong Kong Standard 10 Apr 2025
The city’s budget airline HK Express is running a one-day promotion, offering tickets to Japan’s Okinawa, Ishigaki and Miyako with a price as low as HK$0.
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Japan, U.S. to hold patrol in Okinawa after sexual assault cases

Kyodo 10 Apr 2025
forces and Japanese police will hold a joint patrol in Okinawa Prefecture next week after a number of sexual assault cases involving U.S ... File photo taken in June 2024 shows a busy street in downtown Naha, Okinawa.
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Okinawa construction unearths more US shells 80 years after WWII battle

Stars and Stripes 10 Apr 2025
artillery shells uncovered at construction sites across southern Okinawa and detonated another offshore, according to local officials ... Two shells were unearthed in Okinawa’s capital, Naha, city officials said ... (Naha city, Okinawa).
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