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| 2015 Jan.22 |
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U.S. naval ship grounded off Japanese coast Map of Okinawa Japan An American naval cargo ship has run aground off the Japanese coast, east of Okinawa, and efforts are underway to refloat it | |
| 2014 Oct.11 |
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Japan typhoon leaves at least 35 injured Map of Okinawa Japan A powerful typhoon poured heavy rains over Japan's southern island of Okinawa and was aiming at the next island of Kyushu | |
| 2014 Oct.11 |
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Japan prepares for 'powerful' Typhoon Vongfong Map of Okinawa Japan Japan is bracing for the arrival of a powerful typhoon, which officials have said will be the strongest storm to hit Japan this year | |
| 2014 Jul.7 |
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Japan braced for Typhoon Neoguri Map of Okinawa Japan Hundreds of thousands of people have been urged to seek shelter as a powerful typhoon passes over Japan's Okinawa island chain | |
| 2014 Jul.6 |
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Fierce Typhoon Neoguri threatens Japanese island of Okinawa Map of Okinawa Japan A large, powerful typhoon is growing in force as it barrels toward the island of Okinawa and expected to strengthen into a super typhoon | |
| 2014 Mar.2 |
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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits north of Okinawa Map of Okinawa Japan The U.S. Geological Service says a magnitude 6.7 earthquake has struck in the East China Sea north of the Japanese island of Okinawa | |
| 2013 Dec.26 |
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Japan agrees Okinawa US base move Japan has approved the relocation of a US military airbase on its southern island of Okinawa, officials said
| 2013 Aug.5 |
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US military chopper crashes on Okinawa Map of Okinawa Japan The HH-60 helicopter crashed in Japan's southern island chain of Okinawa on Monday, with one crew member taken to hospital | |
| 2012 Sep.29 |
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Typhoon Jelawat roars over island of Okinawa Map of Okinawa Japan At least 50 people were injured and 271,400 households rendered without power after Typhoon Jelawat struck Okinawa island of Japan | |
| 2012 Sep.15 |
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Typhoon Sanba hits Okinawa Map of Okinawa Japan Sanba was aiming squarely at South Korea early Sunday after passing over the Japanese island of Okinawa, according to regional forecasters | |
| 2012 Sep.14 |
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Super typhoon headed for Japan, South Korea Map of Okinawa Japan A huge typhoon packing fierce winds is moving north toward the Japanese island of Okinawa and is projected to eventually hit the Korean Peninsula | |
| 2012 Aug.26 |
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Typhoon Bolaven slamming Okinawa, heads for Koreas Map of Okinawa Japan A massive typhoon began to make landfal, bringing winds more ferocious than even the typhoon-weary Japanese island has seen in decades | |
| 2012 Apr.26 |
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US and Japan reach Okinawa deal Map of Okinawa Japan The United States and Japan have reached a deal to move 9,000 marines from the island of Okinawa. Some 10,000 troops will remain | |
| 2010 Aug.31 |
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Typhoon Kompasu slams Okinawa Map of Okinawa Japan
| 2010 May.20 |
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Clinton heads to Japan for Okinawa talks Map of Okinawa Japan U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to land in Japan for a daylong trip that will include talks about the controversial U.S. military base | |
| 2010 May.3 |
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Japan scraps US base move plan Map of Okinawa Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has said it will not be feasible to entirely remove a controversial base from the island of Okinawa | |
| 2010 Apr.26 |
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PM feels heat in Okinawa base feud Map of Okinawa Japan An ongoing feud with the United States over the future of an military base in Okinawa may end up costing Japan's prime minister his job | |
| 2010 Feb.26 |
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7.0 earthquake off Okinawa Map of Okinawa Japan A tsunami advisory announced shortly after a earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands early Saturday has been canceled | |
| 2008 Apr.24 |
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U.S. Marine charged with rape Map of Okinawa Japan U.S. forces in Japan have charged Tyrone L. Hadnott with raping a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa. The case that spurred protests | |
| 2008 Feb.19 |
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Marine suspected of rape Map of Okinawa Japan The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa amid a furor over the arrest of Staff Sgt. Tyrone Luther Hadnott, 38
Japanese authorities released an American Marine accused of raping a teenager in Okinawa after the girl dropped the allegations
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| 2007 Aug.19 |
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Jetliner burst into flames Map of Okinawa Japan A Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing 737 burst into flames at the Naha airport on the island of Okinawa
165 passengers and crew got off the plane safely
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| 2006 Apr.23 |
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US and Japan make troop cost deal Map of Okinawa Japan Japan and the USA have resolved a dispute over the costs of relocating 8,000 US marines from Okinawa to Guam | |
| 2001 Jul.19 |
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Japan charges U.S. airman with rape Map of Okinawa Japan Sgt. Timothy Woodland, was charged with attack on a 20-year-old Okinawa woman | |
| 2001 Jun.29 |
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U.S. troops questioned over rape Map of Okinawa Japan Police are holding serviceman for questioning over the alleged rape of Okinawa woman | |
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