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Here is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.

GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture--A new method has been introduced for the central government disposing of unexploded ordnance left behind from the bloody Battle of Okinawa near the end of World War II.

NAHA--The government will proceed with land reclamation work for a U.S. military base project in Okinawa Prefecture despite the prefectural governor’s demands to suspend it, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi expresses eagerness to hold a task force meeting with Okinawa on the transfer of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture, amid local objections to the plan.

On Okinawa, there are many locations for history buffs to walk in the footsteps of the past. Perry’s Banner Rook offers that opportunity.

Japanese police have arrested a civilian employee of the U.S. Marine Corps on Okinawa on suspicion of possession of marijuana.

NAHA--Celebrities and renowned activists including U.S. Academy Award-winning film director Oliver Stone have filed an international petition against the construction of a new U.S. military base in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture.

A Kyodo News survey released Sunday shows that 86.6 percent of respondents back tougher political funds control laws in Japan amid a fundraising scandal embroiling the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. A total of 61.6 percent were also dissatisfied with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Ki...

It was a surprise attack.

The government on Jan. 10 began a new phase of land reclamation work in Okinawa Prefecture for a controversial project to relocate a U.S. air base within the prefecture, ignoring strong and persistent local opposition.