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Japan Probes US Military Base In Tokyo For Chemical Leak
Japanese authorities on Friday staged an inspection of a US military base in Tokyo, a government spokesman said, after being informed by the American side of a chemical leak.
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North Korea Says It Was Trying To Hit US Military Bases In Japan With Missiles
North Korea was practicing to strike American military bases in Japan with its latest barrage of missiles, state media in Pyongyang reported Tuesday. Leader Kim Jong Un presided over the launches, "feasting his eyes on the trails of ballistic rockets," the report from the Korean Central News Agency said, in language that will only heighten tensions...
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North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un Supervised Missile Tests: State Agency
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test launches of four missiles by an army unit commissioned with attacking US military bases in Japan, the country's official news agency reported on Tuesday, stepping up threats against Washington as its troops conduct joint military exercises with South Korea.
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Japan, US Set To Sign Pact To Limit US Base Worker Immunity
Japan and the US have agreed in principle on guidelines for limiting immunity from Japanese prosecution for civilian workers at American military bases, following a murder case this year on a southern Japanese island involving a Marine-turned-contractor, officials said on Monday.
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Temporary Lockdown At US Naval Base In Japan Over Possible Gunshots
A US military base in southern Japan went into a brief lockdown Thursday following reports of gunshots, but declared "all clear" after finding no evidence that shots were fired.
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In China, Fears That Pokemon Go May Aid Locating Military Bases
"Don't play Pokemon Go!!!" said user Pitaorenzhe on Chinese microblogging site Weibo. "It's so the US and Japan can explore China's secret bases!"
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US Navy In Japan Under Alcohol Ban After Drink-Driving Case
The US navy said Monday it imposed an alcohol ban on its personnel in Japan as the Tokyo government condemned a military drink-driving case which fuelled growing opposition to US bases on Okinawa.
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American Charged over Japanese Woman's Death Ahead Of Barack Obama Visit
An American man working at a US military base in Japan was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of dumping the body of a 20-year-old Japanese woman, police said, in a case likely to stir anti-US sentiment ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama.
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Defends US Military Alliance In Rebuff To Trump
US military bases remain essential to Japan's security, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in an interview Wednesday, as he brushed off comments by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that Tokyo should be left to defend itself.
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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'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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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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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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Modi Government Plans Huge Show of Strength in Indian Ocean: Report
India is set to take part in joint naval exercises with Japan and the United States in the Indian Ocean in October, military and diplomatic sources said, a drill that so riled China eight years ago that Delhi has not since hosted such a multilateral wargame.
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American Soldier Found Dead at US Army Base in South Korea
A US soldier attached to an intelligence battalion in Japan has died during training exercises in South Korea, the US military said in a statement today.
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Japan Probes US Military Base In Tokyo For Chemical Leak
Japanese authorities on Friday staged an inspection of a US military base in Tokyo, a government spokesman said, after being informed by the American side of a chemical leak.
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North Korea Says It Was Trying To Hit US Military Bases In Japan With Missiles
North Korea was practicing to strike American military bases in Japan with its latest barrage of missiles, state media in Pyongyang reported Tuesday. Leader Kim Jong Un presided over the launches, "feasting his eyes on the trails of ballistic rockets," the report from the Korean Central News Agency said, in language that will only heighten tensions...
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North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un Supervised Missile Tests: State Agency
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test launches of four missiles by an army unit commissioned with attacking US military bases in Japan, the country's official news agency reported on Tuesday, stepping up threats against Washington as its troops conduct joint military exercises with South Korea.
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Japan, US Set To Sign Pact To Limit US Base Worker Immunity
Japan and the US have agreed in principle on guidelines for limiting immunity from Japanese prosecution for civilian workers at American military bases, following a murder case this year on a southern Japanese island involving a Marine-turned-contractor, officials said on Monday.
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Temporary Lockdown At US Naval Base In Japan Over Possible Gunshots
A US military base in southern Japan went into a brief lockdown Thursday following reports of gunshots, but declared "all clear" after finding no evidence that shots were fired.
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In China, Fears That Pokemon Go May Aid Locating Military Bases
"Don't play Pokemon Go!!!" said user Pitaorenzhe on Chinese microblogging site Weibo. "It's so the US and Japan can explore China's secret bases!"
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US Navy In Japan Under Alcohol Ban After Drink-Driving Case
The US navy said Monday it imposed an alcohol ban on its personnel in Japan as the Tokyo government condemned a military drink-driving case which fuelled growing opposition to US bases on Okinawa.
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American Charged over Japanese Woman's Death Ahead Of Barack Obama Visit
An American man working at a US military base in Japan was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of dumping the body of a 20-year-old Japanese woman, police said, in a case likely to stir anti-US sentiment ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama.
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Defends US Military Alliance In Rebuff To Trump
US military bases remain essential to Japan's security, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in an interview Wednesday, as he brushed off comments by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that Tokyo should be left to defend itself.
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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'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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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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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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Modi Government Plans Huge Show of Strength in Indian Ocean: Report
India is set to take part in joint naval exercises with Japan and the United States in the Indian Ocean in October, military and diplomatic sources said, a drill that so riled China eight years ago that Delhi has not since hosted such a multilateral wargame.
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American Soldier Found Dead at US Army Base in South Korea
A US soldier attached to an intelligence battalion in Japan has died during training exercises in South Korea, the US military said in a statement today.
