Okinawa
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Indigenous community haunted by U.S., Canadian military presence in JapanThe presence of U.S. military bases on Okinawa, regularly used by Canadian Armed Forces members, is coming under criticism from locals who are Indigenous to those lands.WorldDec 5, 2023
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Dozens of U.S. marines diagnosed with coronavirus while stationed in southern JapanThe outbreaks occurred at Marine Corps. Air Station Futenma, which is at the centre of a relocation dispute, and Camp Hansen, Okinawan officials said.WorldJul 11, 2020
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Trump raises border wall funds by deferring construction projects from GuamThe administration has vowed it's only delaying the spending, not cancelling it.NewsSep 29, 2019
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Japanese protest against US military presence on OkinawaTens of thousands of people have protested the presence of U.S. military bases on the southwestern Japanese island of Okinawa, after an American contractor and former Marine was accused of raping and killing a local woman.WorldJun 19, 2016
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Typhoon Goni lashes Japan after leaving 19 dead, 16 missing in northern PhilippinesTyphoon Goni lashed the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa with heavy rains and winds on Monday, as the death toll rose to 19 in the northern Philippines.WorldAug 24, 2015
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7 injured after after US military helicopter crashes into sea off of OkinawaA U.S. Army helicopter crashed off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa on Wednesday, injuring seven people aboard the aircraft, officials said.WorldAug 12, 2015
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Tropical Storm Halong forms in Pacific, heading toward JapanAnother tropical storm has formed in the Pacific Ocean and Japan could feel its effects next week.WeatherJul 31, 2014
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Tropical storm Neoguri wallops central JapanA major storm dumped heavy rain on western Japan Thursday after sweeping through the southern islands of Okinawa, where it caused extensive flooding, knocked out power and injured at least 32 people.WeatherJul 10, 2014
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Warnings issued as Tropical Storm Neoguri nears central JapanThough Neoguri was downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm on Wednesday, Japan continues to brace for high winds and heavy rains.WeatherJul 9, 2014
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Powerful typhoon pounds Japan’s Okinawa islandsA powerful typhoon pummeled the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Tuesday, paralyzing transport and prompting U.S. forces based there to cancel all outdoor activity.WeatherJul 8, 2014
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