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Japanese police on Okinawa are looking for the driver of a car with license plates assigned to U.S. forces who collided with another car, injuring five people, and then fled the scene.

In its ruling on a dispute concerning the construction of a U.S. military base in Okinawa Prefecture, the Supreme Court simply endorsed the government’s policy while abandoning the role of the judiciary as the watchdog over the executive branch.

NAHA--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki has no more legal cards to play in the prefectures long-running battle to stop the relocation of a U.S. military base to the Henoko district of Nago.

The decision may accelerate the relocation effort, as it requires the prefectural government to approve design changes.

Japan's top court on Monday turn down an appeal by Okinawa Prefecture against the state's order to advance landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

Tokyo, Sep 4 (EFE).- The Japanese Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by the government of the southwestern Okinawa prefecture against the construction of a US military base in the region. The decision effectively ends a prolonged legal dispute between the central and local governments, clearing the way for the resumption of construction work …

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki has come under pressure to reverse his rejection of the central governments proposed changes to land reclamation work for the relocation of a U.S. military base within his prefecture under a Supreme Court ruling on Sept. 4.

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Residents living near a U.S. military base in western Tokyo have been having deepening concerns about their health after a recent local study found many of them have excessive amounts of harmful substances, dubbed "forever chemicals," in their bloodstream.

NAHA--Prime Minister Fumio Kishida raised eyebrows with his decision to “play” the tourist during his two-day trip to Okinawa Prefecture rather than use it as an opportunity to grapple with unpopular defense policies that have alienated so much of the island population.