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Apr 9, 2021 Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday approved stricter measures to stamp out soaring coronavirus cases for Tokyo, Okinawa and Kyoto — effective Monday — as variants pose a fresh threat to a public already frazzled by monthslong restrictions. The measures authorize prefectural governors to request and order establishments, primarily bars and restaurants, to close by 8 p.m. in designated municipalities, as opposed to the prefecture-wide implementation seen in a state of emergency. They will be in place in all of the capital’s 23 wards and six cities — Musashino, ...

By MATTHEW M. BURKE | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 1, 2021 CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — An Okinawa-based Marine who rescued a local woman from a dark, busy roadway earlier this year has received a medal for his actions. Marine Sgt. Jovany Gutierrez, 27, a military police officer and the driver for III Marine Expeditionary Force commander Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during a ceremony at Camp Courtney on March 12, according to a Marine statement shortly after the ceremony. Clardy presented the award. Gutierrez, of Albuquerque, N.M., was...

By MATTHEW M. BURKE | STARS AND STRIPES Published: March 1, 2021 CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A Marine from Combat Logistics Battalion 31 died while surfing over the weekend off Okinawa’s eastern coast, Marine officials announced Monday afternoon. The unidentified service member was surfing with five fellow Marines near Ikei Island at about 2:40 p.m., when the Marine became separated from the group and disappeared, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the logistics battalion’s parent command, wrote in a statement. The group contacted local authorities and the Japan Coast Guard for assistanc...

An Uber Eats courier in Naha City, photographed on August 26, 2020. February 6, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo   On February 4, the food ordering and delivery platform Uber Eats announced it will expand its service to parts of Okinawa City and Uruma City beginning February 18. The platform has partnered with approximately 45 restaurants in the two cities. Customers may order a variety of foods for delivery, including Japanese cuisine, ethnic cuisines, and standard menu items such as hamburgers and curry. Delivery services will be available between 9 a.m. and midnight but will vary depending on the resta...

news US Marine in Okinawa re-arrested on suspicion of indecent acts against Japanese woman The Mainichi © The Mainichi Okinawa Prefectural Police Headquarters is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi/Takayasu Endo) NAHA -- A U.S. Marine stationed in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa was slapped with fresh charges on Feb. 11 for allegedly committing indecent acts on a Japanese woman at a parking lot in this prefectural capital. Private First Class Marvin Earl James Jr., aged 24 and assigned to Camp Courtney in the city of Uruma, was accused by Okinawa Prefectural Pol...