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Okinawa marks 53rd anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 53rd anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
Futenma base foes gird for battle [Politics]
Opponents of the plan for relocating Futenma Marine Corps Air Station from Ginowan City to the Henoko district of northern Okinawa’s Nago C...Read More
Oliver Stone visiting Okinawa to discuss… [Politics]
American director, producer and screenwriter will be joining a former Okinawa governor and two other panelists on Wednesday, August 14th, to...Read More
Revising defense guidelines new Japan, U.S. objective [Politics]
A 15-year-old set of guidelines on how the U.S. and Japan security alliance is supposed to work is now in the process of getting a fresh look ahead of a makeover in light of China’...
2012.11.15
Noda to dissolve Diet’s Lower House Friday; elections upcoming [Politics]
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says he is willing to dissolve the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, or parliament, on Friday for a snap election. Dur...
U.S. warns the Senkakus protected by security treaty [Politics]
A group of former senior White House officials have told China to be careful what they’re doing, because the Senkaku Islands are covered by America’s bilateral security treaty wit...
2012.11.02
Diet shuns Noda as special session opens [Politics]
Japan’s Diet is now in special session, and the lawmakers were in a testy mood as they refused to allow the Prime Minister to even make a speech. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was ...
Chinese vessels again entering Japan’s Senkaku Islands area [Politics]
For a seventh consecutive day, Chinese surveillance vessels have made their way into the contiguous zone surrounding the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The...
China redraws Senkakus map to get U.N. attention [Politics]
The hottest seller in bookstores in Asia is a map; a map of the disputed Senkaku Islands in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture. The map of the Senkaku Islands is a modified version of what...
China’s flip-flops on Senkaku policy noted [Politics]
China’s claims regarding its sovereignty over the disputed Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture are all out of whack, says the Japanese Foreign Ministry. The Foreign Ministry says...
Vietnam disturbed over Japan’s island disputes [News Politics]
Japan’s continuing clashes with China, Taiwan and South Korea over islands it claims has now raised concerns from Vietnam. At the ASEAN Maritime Forum in Manila, Vietnam has expres...
Okinawa Assembly demands Osprey pullout [News Politics]
The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding the pullout of the controversial MV-22 Osprey aircraft now deployed at Futenma Marine Corps Air Sta...
2012.10.05
Futenma Osprey deployment could upset China [Military Politics]
Experts say the deployment of the U.S. Marine Corps’ MV-22 Osprey aircraft to Okinawa could upset China as the plane will make it possible for the Marines to send troops quic...
China party to send senior official to Japan [Politics]
The Communist Party of China has sent a senior official to Japan on Monday in an effort to repair the strained relationship between the two nations. Since Japan nationalized three ...
Osaka Mayor argues approach to Senkakus [Politics]
The feuding over how to handle the Senkaku Islets dispute has Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto at odds with Japanese lawmakers. Hashimoto contends diplomacy and international law must re...
Defense Minister postpones planned 2-day Okinawa visit [Politics]
Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto has postponed a two-day visit that was supposed to begin early this week. Officials say the official visit was delayed at the request of the Okina...
Hosono withdrawal gives Prime Minister a boost [Politics]
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s political party affiliation is secure, at least for the future, as his challenger decided not to run for the Democratic Party of Japan presidency. N...
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