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Anti-base Okinawa gov. in tight race with base supporter: poll

NAHA, Japan - Gov. Denny Tamaki, an opponent of the relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture, is running ...
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Fall sports are off and running on Okinawa

Kadena and Kubasaki will clash plenty of times with each other in tennis, volleyball and cross country during the ...
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Visit the closest Japanese island to outer space

Tanegashima Space Center is on the southeastern tip of the island, about a 40-minute drive from the island airport or about ...
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Typhoon Gaenari Forms Near Japan’s Miyako Island; Saudel Could Hit Okinawa on Wednesday

A tropical cyclone developed into this year’s 20th typhoon about 90 kilometers north-northwest off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The new ...
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U.S. Soldier’s Grandson Seeks Clues to 3 Okinawa Locals in 1945 Photo Likely Taken in Kume Island

The grandson of a U.S. Marine who was stationed on Kume Island, Okinawa Prefecture, in 1945 is seeking information about the three Japanese people that appear in a photograph with his grandfather.