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Japan eyes deploying long-range missiles on Kyushu island

Kyodo 16 Mar 2025
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on June 2, 2023 on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.
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Japanese homecomings in spotlight ahead of MLB’s Tokyo Series

Chatanooga Times Free Press 15 Mar 2025
... of Okinawa to a Japanese mother and an American father. He's expecting relatives to attend from Okinawa, where he was honored by government officials last year in Naha, the city where he was born.
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Another vessel spills oil at Marine airfield construction site on Okinawa

Stars and Stripes 14 Mar 2025
A construction vessel spilled fuel oil at the site of a future Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa on Thursday, marking the third such incident this year, according to Japan’s coast guard.
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The Sports Report: Slumping Lakers lose third in a row

The Los Angeles Times 14 Mar 2025
In early December, Roberts returned to the place of his birth, traveling to the Japanese city of Naha on the small Pacific island of Okinawa to receive an official recognition from the municipality’s local government.
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‘I haven’t given my Japanese side its due’: Dave Roberts reflects ahead of Dodgers’ Tokyo opener

The Los Angeles Times 13 Mar 2025
In early December, Roberts returned to the place of his birth, traveling to the Japanese city of Naha on the small Pacific island of Okinawa to receive an official recognition from the municipality’s local government.
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Blaze breaks out on ship towing materials for new Marine airfield on Okinawa

Stars and Stripes 12 Mar 2025
A fire broke out Tuesday aboard a ship towing construction materials for a new Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa, but no injuries or environmental damage were reported, according to Japan’s coast guard and local media.
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Japanese prosecutors drop case against airman accused of smashing up liquor store

Stars and Stripes 12 Mar 2025
airman accused of breaking into and smashing up an Okinawa liquor store last year, a spokesman said Wednesday. Police in Naha city filed a report of unlawful entry against Airman ...
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String of anti-base protests brings suspended sentence for Okinawa woman

Stars and Stripes 07 Mar 2025
NAHA CITY, Okinawa — A woman opposed to U.S. military presence on Okinawa was convicted in a Japanese court recently on 16 counts related to her protests the past four years, including a threat against the U.S.
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India to Japan just got easier: Air India’s new routes, airport shift explained

Hindustan Times 03 Mar 2025
Air India on Monday announced expanding its codeshare partnership with All Nippon Airways (ANA), and also shifting its operations in Japan to Haneda airport, which is nearer to Tokyo city ... Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Nagoya, Okinawa, Osaka, and Sapporo.
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