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Koza steak restaurant owner tells of life with U.S. soldiers
NAHA — The Okinawan culture of eating steak was originally fostered in the Koza area in Okinawa City...
May 15, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return / Yonaguni Island, population 1,700, on front line in case of contingency
“There will be another firing drill by Taiwan,” Shigenori Takenishi said on April 28, with a sigh. T...
May 14, 2022
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Bone fragment confirmed to be from girl who went missing in 2019
Yamanashi prefectural police confirms the bone fragments belong to the girl who went missing in 2019...
May 14, 2022
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Damage from Russia’s invasion visualized in 3D graphics
In an effort to convey the reality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Japanese research team is empl...
May 14, 2022
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Okinawa peace march held on eve of 50th anniv. of return to Japan
KITANAKAGUSUKU, Okinawa (Jiji Press) — A peace march was held in Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday, a d...
May 14, 2022
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Commemorative stamps released for 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan
Japan Post Co. began selling commemorative stamps at post offices nationwide on Friday to mark the 5...
May 14, 2022
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EU head shows resolve for WMD abolition in Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA (Jiji Press) — European Council President Charles Michel expressed his resolve to realize ...
May 14, 2022
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Japan recognizes record 74 refugees in 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Immigration Services Agency of Japan said Friday that a record 74 foreigner...
May 14, 2022
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Poll: 80% think Okinawa Pref. developed steadily after reversion to Japan
About 80% of people in the nation said that Okinawa Prefecture has been developing steadily in the 5...
May 14, 2022
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Okinawans: Living standards up, but economic disparities remain
Seventy percent of Okinawa Prefecture residents feel their standard of living has improved since the...
May 14, 2022
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Panel discussion on “Development and Promotion of Okinawa from the 51st Year on,” May 10, 2022
Panel discussion on "Development and Promotion of Okinawa from the 51st Year on" at the “Okinawa’s P...
May 13, 2022
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Panel Discussion on “Strategic Stability in East Asia and Okinawa,” May 10, 2022
Shinsuke J. Sugiyama (former Japanese Ambassador to the United States), Bonji Ohara (Senior Fellow o...
May 13, 2022
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Michael J. Green’s Keynote Lecture at the “Okinawa’s Past Half Century and Japan’s Future” Symposium
Michael Jonathan Green, Senior Vice President for Asia, Japan Chair, and Henry A. Kissinger Chair at...
May 13, 2022
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4-meter-tall thermometer installed in Kumagaya — Japan’s hottest city
A 4-meter-tall thermometer is installed at the Yagihashi department store in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefe...
May 13, 2022
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Body found in northern territories
A body has been found in the Russian-occupied northern territories, the Japan Coast Guard announced ...
May 13, 2022
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