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U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2026
U.S. Marine signals involvement in murder-robbery in Okinawa
The 20-year-old Marine allegedly strangled a 39-year-old woman with a telephone cord in a hotel room in Naha early this month.
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2026
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
The move comes amid growing concerns about smart technology in the vehicles and the threat of spying.
Demonstrators hold placards during a protest outside the Foreign Ministry building following the killing of a Japanese woman in Okinawa Prefecture, for which a U.S. Marine was indicted on Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 25, 2026
U.S. Marine indicted in Okinawa robbery-murder case
According to the indictment and other sources, the suspect allegedly strangled the woman with a telephone cord in a hotel room in Naha.
The parents of Tomoka Takeishi, who died in a boat accident in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, in March, lay flowers at a beach near the site of the accident on Sunday.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2026
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.
Helicopters and V-22 Ospreys are parked on the tarmac near buildings at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 9.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 13, 2026
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.
Life in Naha on Saturday seemed normal as tourists packed beaches and shopping streets a week after an alleged murder of a local woman by a U.S. Marine.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2026
‘Everyone is angry’: Okinawans fearful and frustrated after killing
The alleged murder by an American soldier has reignited controversy over the heavy U.S. military presence on the southern island.
The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly adopts a resolution and an opinion statement in Naha on Friday, protesting to the U.S. military in response to the arrest of a U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa Prefecture on suspicion of robbery and murder.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2026
Okinawa resolution calls for revision of U.S. forces pact after murder
That 1960 pact is often accused of rendering U.S. military bases virtually extraterritorial and immune to 91AV原创 domestic laws.
A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest outside the Foreign Ministry building following the killing of a Japanese woman in Okinawa, in which a U.S. Marine is a suspect, in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2026
Dozens protest in Tokyo after U.S. Marine accused of murder in Okinawa
The case is the latest in a string of incidents going back years that have fueled unease over the large U.S. troop presence in Okinawa Prefecture.
Demonstrators protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday against the killing of a woman in Okinawa allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 8, 2026
Move quickly and bravely in the Okinawa killing case — or else
It is unlikely that tensions will easily dissipate, however. The timing of the heinous tragedy was particularly unfortunate.
U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday. New measures the U.S. military introduced between Wednesday and Friday include a pause on military operations in the prefecture.
JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 8, 2026
How is the U.S. military responding to the Okinawa murder?
The incident has threatened to reignite simmering anger in Okinawa — home to the bulk of U.S. forces stationed in Japan.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi receives a request from Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja (left) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2026
Takaichi meets with Okinawa’s Koja after U.S. Marine’s arrest over murder
The meeting came after the U.S. military in the prefecture paused all operations for two days, a halt that will be followed by a fresh 30-day curfew.
People look at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, in October 2021.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 7, 2026
U.S. military in Okinawa pauses operations and enforces curfew in wake of murder
The two-day operational pause from noon Wednesday will be followed by a 30-day curfew dubbed a “Period of Reflection.”
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a regular news conference in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 6, 2026
Koizumi to meet Okinawa governor after U.S. Marine’s arrest over murder
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said he would like to see new response measures implemented “as soon as possible,” but declined to offer a timeline.
People protest over a robbery-murder case allegedly involving a U.S. Marine, during a rally in Naha on Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2026
Takaichi mentions Okinawa murder in parliament speech as U.S. military weighs response
The U.S. side was weighing a period of mourning, among other measures, after a U.S. Marine was arrested in connection with the killing.
Osprey military aircraft are seen at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, where the 20-year-old suspect in a robbery-murder is stationed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 4, 2026
Japan delivers ‘strong protest’ to U.S. after marine arrested in Okinawa robbery-murder
The 20-year-old suspect, who has denied the charges, is suspected of killing a woman and stealing her backpack and wallet at a hotel in Naha.
A U.S. military transport aircraft stands at Camp Victory near Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 30, 2026
U.S. forces exit Iraq, emboldening Iran’s proxies and Islamic State
The departure, celebrated as a victory by Tehran and its allies, was agreed in 2024 under President Biden and carried out by the Trump administration.
The U.S. military conducts the first live-fire exercise of the Typhon midrange missile system outside of the continental United States in Australia's Northern Territory during the Talisman Sabre joint exercises in July last year.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2026
Powerful U.S. missile system to be stored at Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base
The Typhon midrange weapon that has been deployed in Japan for joint military exercises will be stored at the facility indefinitely from mid-October.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen as Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reacts, as they attend a trilateral signing event regarding a deal on Greenland's security, during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
Trump plans two military bases in Greenland as deal signed
The deal is set to expand Washington’s military role in Greenland, though it will leave the island under Danish sovereignty.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter, Ju Ae, look at a monitor detailing the test of a "new-type weapon" at an undisclosed location in the country in this image released Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2026
North Korea’s Kim hails ‘new’ weapon thought to be hypersonic missile
Kim Jong Un said the successful test involving an apparent hypersonic glide vehicle “would give the enemy an incurable headache.”
Tomoka Takeishi holds her student ID for Harvard University’s summer school program in June 2025.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2026
Six months after fatal boat accident in Okinawa, student’s parents want answers
Tomoka Takeishi, 17, died during a school trip that used boats operated by a group that opposes a U.S. military base’s relocation in the prefecture.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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