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Japan begins landfill work for relocation of US air base in Okinawa

Anadolu Agency 17 Jun 2026
Japanese authorities on Wednesday began landfill work in waters off Okinawa as part of a long-delayed project to relocate a US military air base within the southern island prefecture, local media reported.
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Japan begins new landfill work for Okinawa US base relocation

Saudi Gazette 17 Jun 2026
TOKYO — Japanese authorities on Wednesday began landfill work in waters off Okinawa as part of a long-delayed project to relocate a US military air base within the southern island prefecture, local ...
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J20 Petroleum Quality Assurance Course taught at DFSP Okinawa for first time (DLA - Defense Logistics Agency)

Public Technologies 16 Jun 2026
Defense Logistics Agency Energy conducted its J20 Petroleum Quality Assurance Course at Defense Fuel Support Point, or DFSP, Okinawa in Japan from April 6-24, marking the first time the course was hosted at an active DLA fuel facility.
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Name of Basque-American Marine to be added to Okinawa battle memorial

Stars and Stripes 15 Jun 2026
The last of six Basque-American troops killed during the Battle of Okinawa will soon join nearly 250,000 other names on a memorial honoring those who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest fights.
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Los habitantes de Okinawa solo comen hasta sentirse satisfechos en un 80% y luego paran: ...

Clarin 14 Jun 2026
Saciarse y a la vez permitir que quede espacio en el est�mago es una de las claves entre los pobladores de la isla japonesa.M�s all� de la dieta, cu�les son los otros pilares de vida en una de las zonas con m�s centenarios del mundo ....
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4 U.S. servicemen arrested in Japan's Okinawa over alleged offenses within 2 days

Xinhua 14 Jun 2026
servicemen stationed in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa were arrested by local police on Sunday on suspicion of assault and trespassing, respectively, following the arrests of two other U.S.
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2 U.S. servicemen arrested in Japan's Okinawa for drunk driving

China.dot.org 13 Jun 2026
servicemen stationed in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa were arrested by local police on Saturday on suspicion of drunk driving, local media reported.
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The grandparents of Okinawa, Japan, are among the longest-lived humans on Earth. Their grandchildren are ...

SpaceDaily 13 Jun 2026
How Okinawa became the longest-lived population on Earth ... Belgian demographer Michel Poulain travelled to Okinawa in the late 1990s and identified it as one of his five geographic clusters of exceptional longevity.
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Japanese prosecutors drop sexual assault case against US soldier on Okinawa

Stars and Stripes 12 Jun 2026
soldier who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa in April ... Okinawa Prefectural Police alleged he sexually assaulted a woman older than 18 and hurt her arm somewhere outdoors in April ... Okinawa.
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Former enlisted Marine returns to Okinawa to lead installations command

Stars and Stripes 12 Jun 2026
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa — A general who rose through the enlisted ranks is back on Okinawa to lead Marine Corps installations across the Pacific ... Okinawa, June 12, 2026 ... Okinawa.
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The people of Okinawa, Japan only eat until they are about 80 percent full, then ...

SpaceDaily 12 Jun 2026
That observation came from epidemiological work in Okinawa itself ... Intellectual honesty requires noting that the broader Blue Zones framework within which Okinawa is often discussed has been substantially challenged in recent years.
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Okinawa-based soldier gets 20 months in prison for having child sexual abuse images

Stars and Stripes 09 Jun 2026
An Okinawa-based U.S ... Joe Strzempko, a prosecutor with the 10th Support Group on Okinawa, said in the release ... The office transferred the case to the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division after learning he was stationed on Okinawa.
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Okinawa residents urged to avoid coast after major earthquake in the Philippines

Stars and Stripes 08 Jun 2026
U.S. military and Japanese authorities urged people to avoid Okinawa’s coastline Monday after a powerful earthquake in the Philippines spurred a tsunami warning for the island ... local time, according to the agency. The U.S ... U.S ... This story will be updated.
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Marines get private rooms in new ‘barracks of the future’ complex on Okinawa

Stars and Stripes 05 Jun 2026
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa — Nearly 1,100 enlisted Marines will soon move into a new barracks complex featuring private bedrooms and modern amenities as part of a broader effort to upgrade military housing on Okinawa.
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Japanese court orders Marine to pay $41K in civil damages for attempted sexual assault

Stars and Stripes 04 Jun 2026
NAHA, Okinawa — A Japanese court on Thursday ordered a U.S ... Clayton’s case and that of Senior Airman Brennon Washington, convicted in December 2024 of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, fueled public backlash and protests from Okinawa’s government.

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