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Okinawa re-elects opposition-backed governor in blow to ruling party
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Voters in Japan's Okinawa re-elected Denny Tamaki as governor on Sunday, public...
Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki traces historic Chinese links with visit to Beijing cemetery
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoOkinawa's governor Denny Tamaki visited a cemetery in Beijing on Tuesday to pay his respects to people from the Ryukyu Islands, who were buried there hundreds of years ago. The cemetery in the ...
Okinawa marks 50 years of end to US rule amid protests
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOkinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Sunday urged Japan's central government to do more to reduce the...
Okinawa reelects governor opposing heavy US troop presence
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOkinawa’s incumbent governor who opposes an ongoing U.S. Marine base relocation forced by Japan's...
Okinawa or Ryukyu? The prefecture on the front line of China-Japan ties
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoWhen Chinese President Xi Jinping referred to Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa last month,...
Marking Battle of Okinawa anniversary, governor of southern Japanese islands urges diplomacy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe governor of Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa marked the 78th anniversary of one of World...
Japan resumes landfill work at new US military site on Okinawa
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTOKYO — Japanese construction workers on Wednesday resumed landfill work at the new site of the U.S....
Tropical storm hits Japan's Okinawa islands again, unleashing torrential rain
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA meandering storm was headed again toward southwestern Japan on Sunday, prompting fresh warnings...
Japan court orders approval of modified plan for Marine Corps runways
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTOKYO — A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered the governor of Okinawa to approve the central...
What to Know About the U.S. Osprey Aircraft Crash in Japan that Killed At Least 1
Time via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA top Japanese official expressed concern Friday that the U.S. is still flying a specific type of...