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Japan Military Helicopter With 10 Onboard Crashes, Rescue Operations On
Japan on Thursday said rescue efforts were under way to locate any survivors after one of its military helicopters carrying 10 people crashed in the sea near Miyakojima, part of the country's southwest Okinawa island chain.
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2022's Strongest Global Storm Expected To Approach Japan Island Today
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor which is threatening Japan and is 2022's strongest storm is expected to approach Okinawa's main island on Wednesday.
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Japan Says Chinese Warships Sailed Through Waters Near Its Region
Eight Chinese naval vessels, including an aircraft carrier, passed between islands in Japan's southern Okinawa chain on Monday, Japan's defence ministry said in a news release.
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Rare Fish, Seen As Harbingers Of Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Caught In Japan
Two rare oarfish, giant deep-sea serpents long believed by locals to be a harbinger of earthquakes and tsunamis, have been caught off the Japanese island of Okinawa.
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US Air Force B-52 Bombers Training In "Vicinity" Of South China Sea
U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers have carried out training in the "vicinity" of the South China Sea and the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, the Air Force said on Friday, in what a Chinese newspaper linked to China's drills near Taiwan.
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US Forces In Okinawa Hold Month Of Mourning For Murdered Japanese Woman
The US military today announced a 30-day period of mourning at its bases on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, where the killing of a woman has reignited resentment of the heavy US military presence in the region.
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Japan Opens Radar Station Close To Disputed East China Sea Islands
Japan on Monday will switch on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of disputed islands claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing.
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Thousands In Japan Rally Against US Base On Okinawa
Thousands of people surrounded Japan's parliament on Sunday to protest against government plans to relocate a US military base on Okinawa island, local media reported.
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Japan Doubles Number Of F-15s On Southern Island Of Okinawa
Japan has doubled the number of F-15 fighter jets deployed on the southern island of Okinawa, near disputed islands in the East China Sea, the defence ministry said today
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Okinawan Artefacts Latest Thorn in US Base Relocation
The discovery of old pottery shards and artefacts on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa could delay relocation work for a US military base, officials said Friday, the latest twist in a long-running battle over the unpopular project.
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Okinawa Governor Revokes Controversial US Base Approval
The governor of Okinawa Tuesday revoked approval for work on a US air base on the southern Japanese island, in the latest setback to the controversial plan.
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US Military Chopper Crashes Near Okinawa: Coastguard
A US military helicopter crashed into the sea off Japan's Okinawa Island today and two crew members are missing, reports and local officials said.
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Over 800,000 Evacuated in China After Super Typhoon Chan-hom Threat
Super typhoon Chan-hom barrelled towards Shanghai Saturday prompting the evacuation of more than 865,000 people in eastern China, after lashing Japan's Okinawa island chain and Taiwan.
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Japan Marks 70th Anniversary of Battle of Okinawa
Japan marks the 70th anniversary Tuesday of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, the bloodiest episode in the Pacific War, which killed a quarter of the island's population.
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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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Japan Military Helicopter With 10 Onboard Crashes, Rescue Operations On
Japan on Thursday said rescue efforts were under way to locate any survivors after one of its military helicopters carrying 10 people crashed in the sea near Miyakojima, part of the country's southwest Okinawa island chain.
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2022's Strongest Global Storm Expected To Approach Japan Island Today
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor which is threatening Japan and is 2022's strongest storm is expected to approach Okinawa's main island on Wednesday.
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Japan Says Chinese Warships Sailed Through Waters Near Its Region
Eight Chinese naval vessels, including an aircraft carrier, passed between islands in Japan's southern Okinawa chain on Monday, Japan's defence ministry said in a news release.
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Rare Fish, Seen As Harbingers Of Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Caught In Japan
Two rare oarfish, giant deep-sea serpents long believed by locals to be a harbinger of earthquakes and tsunamis, have been caught off the Japanese island of Okinawa.
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US Air Force B-52 Bombers Training In "Vicinity" Of South China Sea
U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers have carried out training in the "vicinity" of the South China Sea and the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, the Air Force said on Friday, in what a Chinese newspaper linked to China's drills near Taiwan.
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US Forces In Okinawa Hold Month Of Mourning For Murdered Japanese Woman
The US military today announced a 30-day period of mourning at its bases on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, where the killing of a woman has reignited resentment of the heavy US military presence in the region.
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Japan Opens Radar Station Close To Disputed East China Sea Islands
Japan on Monday will switch on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of disputed islands claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing.
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Thousands In Japan Rally Against US Base On Okinawa
Thousands of people surrounded Japan's parliament on Sunday to protest against government plans to relocate a US military base on Okinawa island, local media reported.
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Japan Doubles Number Of F-15s On Southern Island Of Okinawa
Japan has doubled the number of F-15 fighter jets deployed on the southern island of Okinawa, near disputed islands in the East China Sea, the defence ministry said today
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Okinawan Artefacts Latest Thorn in US Base Relocation
The discovery of old pottery shards and artefacts on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa could delay relocation work for a US military base, officials said Friday, the latest twist in a long-running battle over the unpopular project.
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Okinawa Governor Revokes Controversial US Base Approval
The governor of Okinawa Tuesday revoked approval for work on a US air base on the southern Japanese island, in the latest setback to the controversial plan.
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US Military Chopper Crashes Near Okinawa: Coastguard
A US military helicopter crashed into the sea off Japan's Okinawa Island today and two crew members are missing, reports and local officials said.
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Over 800,000 Evacuated in China After Super Typhoon Chan-hom Threat
Super typhoon Chan-hom barrelled towards Shanghai Saturday prompting the evacuation of more than 865,000 people in eastern China, after lashing Japan's Okinawa island chain and Taiwan.
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Japan Marks 70th Anniversary of Battle of Okinawa
Japan marks the 70th anniversary Tuesday of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, the bloodiest episode in the Pacific War, which killed a quarter of the island's population.
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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.
