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URUMA, Okinawa Prefecture--A U.S. military helicopter made an emergency night landing on June 2 near

A US military helicopter made an emergency off-base landing on a small island in Japans southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, authorities said on Thursday.The incident, which occurred at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, involved a UH-1 helicopter ...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Adm. John Aquilino, the new commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, affirm their strong opposition to Chinas unilateral attempts to alter the status quo in the Indo-Pacific region, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry

Denny Tamaki seeks cut in Okinawas U.S. base burden to half that of Japan Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If youre not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (right) hands a letter of request to Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi at the Defense Ministry on Thursday. | KYODO Jiji May 28, 2021 Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki requested Thursday that the Japanese and U.S. governments set a goal o...

Okinawa childrens cafeterias strive to maintain support amid pandemic Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If youre not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Madoka Yamada (left) gives out meals in bento boxes for free to a junior high school student at Mama Restaurant Hive House, a childrens cafeteria in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. | THE OKINAWA TIMES The Okinawa Times May 24, 2021 Restaurants that help out low...

India surpasses 26 million Covid-19 cases From CNN’s Swati Gupta in New Delhi Medical staff transfer a Covid-19 patient to a hospital in New Delhi on May 18. Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images India reported 259,551 cases of Covid-19 Friday, bringing the countrys total caseload past 26 million. The country has recorded roughly 1 million cases since Monday.  Fridays tally brings Indias total number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 26,031,991, according to figures from the Indian health ministry...

EU pledges to supply 1.3 billion vaccines to low and middle income countries From CNNs Sebastian Shukla European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stands after reviewing the honor guard during the Global Health Summit in Rome on May 21. Gregorio Borgia/AP The European Union has pledged to supply 1.3 billion vaccines to low and middle income countries, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Friday.  One billion will be from the two billion doses announced by BioNte...

Okinawa marks 49th anniversary of reversion as pandemic limits base protests Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If youre not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Protesters demonstrate in front of the entrance to U.S. Marine Corps Camp Foster in Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday, the 49th anniversary of Okinawas reversion to Japan from U.S. control. | KYODO KYODO May 15, 2021 Naha – Okinawa ...

Okinawa marked the 49th anniversary of its reversion to Japan from U.S. control on Saturday, with a rally against the continued U.S. military presence on the southern island prefecture limited by the coronavirus pandemic. Okinawa remained under U.S. rule until 1972 even after Japan&#x...

Clouds hanging low over Okinawa’s main island – May 5, 7:30 a.m. in Ginowan, Okinawa May 5, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo   The Okinawa Meteorological Observatory (OMO) announced the morning of May 5 that it appears the Okinawa region has begun their rainy season. A similar announcement was made in Amami the same day, making both regions the first in Japan to enter the rainy period. This year’s start is five days earlier than average years, and eleven days earlier than the previous year. With a com...