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Japan Times

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Japan Times·10 hours ago

Parents of student killed in Henoko boat accident call for stronger safety measures

The bereaved parents met with the governor of Okinawa Prefecture for the first time since the accident in March.

Japan Times·yesterday

Joint Japan-U.S. military drill set to break new ground

The Keen Sword military exercises will see Japan deploy longer-range missiles, while the U.S. will send advanced weapons to Okinawa's Yonaguni Island.

Japan Times·5 days ago

China sends aircraft carrier group into western Pacific

Japan conducted "surveillance and intelligence-gathering" activities near the flotilla, which operated near Okinawa's Ishigaki Island on Wednesday.

Japan Times·6 days ago

Japan and U.S. review troops’ off-duty rules after Okinawa killing

Crimes including rapes, assaults, hit-and-runs and drunk driving by U.S. military personnel have long triggered protests in Okinawa.