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US marines missing after aircraft collision off Japan confirmed dead

Tokyo - DPA

The US Marine Corps on Tuesday confirmed the deaths of five soldiers who went missing after two US warplanes collided off the coast of western Japan, bringing the total death toll to six with only one survivor. "I have made the determination to end the search and rescue operations for the crew of our KC-130J aircraft which was involved in a mishapRead more

US military jet crashes off Okinawa, pilot safe

Washington - Arab Today

A US military jet crashed off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa on Thursday (Sep 22) but the pilot was safely rescued, authorities said. The wreckage of the plane was found 150km off Okinawa's main island in the mid-afternoon, according to the Japan Coast Guard. "We received a rescue request from Kadena Air Base," a coast guard spokesman told AFP,Read more

6.8 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Okinawa

Tokyo - BNA

magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale has today rocked the Island of Okinawa in South Japan. No tsunami warning was issued, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. The quake occurred at 11:59 am with its epicentre north-west of the island at a depth of 220 kilometres, the agency said in a statement. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damageRead more

Powerful Typhoon Heading West Off Japan

Tokyo - BNA

A powerful typhoon is moving westward off Japan's southwestern islands, Japan's NHK World Reported. On Sunday, the typhoon was about 130 kilometers north of Okinawa Prefecture's Ishigaki Island. It was moving west-north-west at 15 kilometers per hour. The typhoon's minimum central pressure has been measured at 960 hectopascals. Wind near its center has risen to 144 kilometers an hour, whileRead more

2 US sailors admit okinawa rapel reports

Tokyo - Arab Today

Two US sailors Tuesday admitted raping a Japanese woman in Okinawa last October, news reports said, in a case that generated huge anti-American anger on the strategically vital island. Skyler Dozierwalker, 23, and Christopher Browning, 24, attacked the woman in central Okinawa during a brief trip to the semi-tropical island chain. Dozierwalker told Naha District Court he committed the crime,Read more

Japan doubles number of F-15s on southern island of Okinawa

Tokyo - Arab Today

Japan has doubled the number of F-15 fighter jets deployed on the southern island of Okinawa, near disputed islands in the East China Sea, the defence ministry said Sunday. Japans Air Self-Defence Force now has about 40 F-15s on Okinawas Naha base, according to the defence ministry. The move comes as Japan and China have routinely clashed over ownership ofRead more

US sailor arrested in Okinawa for suspected rape

Tokyo, Japan - Arab Today

A U.S. serviceman stationed in Japans southern island of Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman, Japanese police said on Monday, likely adding to complications for a controversial plan to relocate a U.S. airbase on the island. The government in Tokyo and authorities in Okinawa have long been at loggerheads over the relocation of the U.S. Marines FutenmaRead more

Ex-Okinawa governor Masahide Ota, who battled US bases, dies at 92

Tokyo - Arab Today

Former Okinawa governor Masahide Ota, who as a student fought for Japan in the bloody Battle of Okinawa in World War II and then campaigned to rid the island of U.S. military bases, died on Monday at the age of 92, his office said. Ota, a historian, sprang to national and international attention as governor of the southern Japanese islandRead more

Okinawa governor vows "new battle" against U.S. base relocation plan in Japan

Tokyo - ArabToday

Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga vows on Saturday to start a new battle against the U.S. Futenma base relocation plan pushed forward by the central government and the United States. "From this day, Okinawa's new battle begins. I will definitely not allow the construction of Henoko base," Onaga told a rally near the site for the relocation in the Henoko DistrictRead more