U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule
The American base on Okinawa has relocated 105 Marines. But an agreement to move 9,000 in total is colliding with the ...
US Marines start to leave Japan: Redeployment agreed to in a deal signed 12 years ago
This is the first time the Marines cut their head count on Okinawa as part of a deal between Washington and Tokyo to shrink ...
Okinawa, a Small Island Caught Between Big Powers
Residents of the Japanese island see U.S. bases as a legacy of war and colonialism, but younger generations also worry about ...
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American and Japanese teachers share educational strategies on Okinawa
GINOWAN CITY, Okinawa — Teachers from a Defense ... Brian McElhiney is a reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Okinawa, Japan. He has worked as a music reporter and editor for publications ...
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Japanese troops defuse WWII-era shell at Okinawa Expressway construction site
Japanese troops last week defused another American-made shell believed to be left over from World War II and removed it from an Okinawa construction site.
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Fun Activities in Okinawa: The 10,000 Eisa Parade
They show this by going through the city streets in mass festivities. This is one of the best events in the Naha I’ve attended while living in Okinawa in the American military. Aside from the ...
My family moved from New Orleans to Okinawa. Parenting felt so much easier in Japan.
My family moved from New Orleans to Okinawa. Public spaces in Japan are design with kids in mind, something I miss now that I ...