Posted on 08 February 2015. Tags: bases, battle, face, Islanders, Okinawa, Over, Tokyo
Battle for Okinawa: Islanders face off with Tokyo over bases Perennial anger over Okinawa’s hosting of tens of thousands of U.S. troops has flared to a new level after the election of an anti-base governor and lawmakers late last year – victories that have been all but ignored by those in power in Tokyo. Hawkish […]
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Posted on 24 December 2014. Tags: bases, fraudsters, identify, operations, police, Tokyo, used
Tokyo police identify 27 bases of operations used by fraudsters Tokyo police have identified the locations where organized criminals initiated at least 27 cases of so-called special fraud this year. In 2013 it identified only 18 such premises. The cases include investment rackets, confidence trickery and remittance … Full News here – Read more on […]
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Posted on 17 February 2014. Tags: bases, heavy, military, Rare, Shutters, snowfall, Tokyoarea
Rare heavy snowfall shutters Tokyo-area military bases for 2nd day YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — For the second time in a week, U.S. servicemembers in the Tokyo area were digging out from possibly record snowfall Saturday. Accumulation that began Friday night was measured as high as 2 feet at some parts of Yokota Air … Full […]
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