Okinawa Prefecture

Japanese police said Thursday that an American soldier is the prime suspect in a fatal-hit-and-run accident on the southern island of Okinawa and asked the U.S. Army to bring him in for further questioning. The incident comes amid...

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TOKYO A U.S. soldier suspected of being involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Japan's southern island of Okinawa has refused further questioning by Japanese police, a U.S. Army officer and Japanese police said Thursday. </p><p>The...

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OKINAWA PREF. (Kyodo) Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on Sunday began a two-day visit to Okinawa to seek a solution to the thorny issue of relocating U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Let's deal: Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima welcomes...

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...now considered a model of Bolivian development. This quirky footnote to Japanese (and Bolivian) history illustrates a broader point. Okinawa, a semi-independent kingdom until it was formally annexed by Japan in 1879, has always had a raw...

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For years Michiru Sakai, a Japanese kayak guide, has shown tourists around coral reefs off Okinawa island - and impressed on them why locals oppose plans for a new US military base here. Published: 1:39PM GMT 11 Nov 2009 Residents of...

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