80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
War victims remembered 80 years after US troops landed on Okinawa's main island
In Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa, American troops landed on its main island on April 1, 1945 toward the end of ...
Finished Third in the World at an International Championship for Athletes with Disabilities
Aono was assigned the sailing number “2774” and competed in the Liberty Division for yachts with a motorized rudder. Aono won ...
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Pacific Ocean Division Commander Tours Japan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division (USACE POD) Commanding General, Brigadier General Joseph “Clete” Goetz II ...
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Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention after Yankees hit franchise-record 9 homers
Yankees are using a strikingly different model bat in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label, which shapes ...
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Here Are 7 Measures Japan Has Introduced To Tackle Overtourism
Also known as a "departure tax", this tax was introduced in 2019. It is automatically included in travel fares and applies to ...
Japan draws up plan to evacuate 120,000 from isles near Taiwan
The government unveiled its plan to evacuate tens of thousands of people from remote islands near Taiwan in case China acts ...
Japan compiles first Okinawa evacuation plan for contingencies
Japan's government has compiled a plan to evacuate people from remote islands in the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa in ...
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An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
(AP Photo/Hiro Komae) U.S. MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft are parked at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, on the main island of the Okinawa archipelago, southern Japan ...
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Kadena should receive its first F-15EX fighters next year, wing commander says
The U.S. Air Force is expected to begin deploying F-15EX Eagle II fighters to the home of the 18th Wing next year, the wing ...
🌱 Seattle's 50-year cultural exchange with Japan
Seattle's 50-year cultural exchange with Japan Discover Seattle's stunning cherry blossoms this spring CARE teams expand ...
10 Unusual Attractions in Japan That Look Nothing Like What You’d Expect
Japan is famous for combining ancient traditions with futuristic cities, but it also has a surprising side. Scattered across the country are places that look like they belong somewhere else entirely: ...