Okinawa marks 50 years since US rule; Discontent simmers
Tokyo — The Japanese island of Okinawa marks 50 years since the end of US rule Sunday, with discontent simmering ...
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Striking new logo unveiled for FIBA World Cup ’23
Mies, Switzerland—The official logo of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 was unveiled on Friday as part of the launch ...
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Okinawans vote on controversial base relocation
Okinawa"•The residents of Japan’s Okinawa were casting ballots Sunday in a closely watched referendum on the controversial relocation of a ...
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17 hurt as ‘Trami’ batters Okinawa
SHIBUSHI, Japan—A powerful typhoon pummeled Japan’s southern island of Okinawa Saturday, injuring at least 17, as weather officials warned the ...
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Naha and Nago
You have to be a Japanese to be able to tell right away that these are tourist destinations in the ...
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Japan’s Blue Zone
A Blue Zone is a region in the world where people live much longer than the average human lifespan anywhere ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.