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Residents Fume After US Helicopter Window Falls On Japan School
The US military on Monday blamed human error after a window from one of its helicopters fell onto a school sports ground in Japan, sparking anger among local residents.
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Japan's Government Sues Okinawa Governor in Feud Over US Base
Japan's central government filed a law suit on Tuesday against Okinawa's governor, demanding he reinstate a key work permit to relocate a contentious US air base, escalating a feud that could prove politically damaging for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japanese Protesters Dragged Away as Work Resumes at US Airbase
Police dragged away elderly protesters trying to block work on a contentious US airbase in Okinawa today as Japan's government resumed building even though the Okinawa governor had revoked a work permit for the site.
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Thousands Form Human Chain Around Japan's Parliament to Protest New US Base Plan
Thousands of demonstrators formed a human chain around Japan's parliament in Tokyo on Sunday, protesting the planned construction of a new US airbase on the southern island of Okinawa.
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Okinawa approves relocation of US airbase in Japan
Japan's Okinawa on Friday approved the long-stalled relocation of a controversial US military base, a breakthrough that could remove a decades-long source of friction between Tokyo and Washington.
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Residents Fume After US Helicopter Window Falls On Japan School
The US military on Monday blamed human error after a window from one of its helicopters fell onto a school sports ground in Japan, sparking anger among local residents.
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Japan's Government Sues Okinawa Governor in Feud Over US Base
Japan's central government filed a law suit on Tuesday against Okinawa's governor, demanding he reinstate a key work permit to relocate a contentious US air base, escalating a feud that could prove politically damaging for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japanese Protesters Dragged Away as Work Resumes at US Airbase
Police dragged away elderly protesters trying to block work on a contentious US airbase in Okinawa today as Japan's government resumed building even though the Okinawa governor had revoked a work permit for the site.
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Thousands Form Human Chain Around Japan's Parliament to Protest New US Base Plan
Thousands of demonstrators formed a human chain around Japan's parliament in Tokyo on Sunday, protesting the planned construction of a new US airbase on the southern island of Okinawa.
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Okinawa approves relocation of US airbase in Japan
Japan's Okinawa on Friday approved the long-stalled relocation of a controversial US military base, a breakthrough that could remove a decades-long source of friction between Tokyo and Washington.
