Memorial event in Okinawa Pref. recalls mass suicide victims 80 yrs after brutal WWII battle
An Okinawa Prefecture island where mass suicides took place during World War II held a memorial ceremony on March 26, the ...
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Victims of Okinawa battle remembered on 80th anniversary of U.S. landing
A memorial ceremony was held in an Okinawa Prefecture village on Wednesday, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. military's ...
Island where people can live to be 100 and growing old is 'fun'
People in this country believe that growing old is fun - and they reach staggering ages thanks to a traditional way of life ...
Okinawa marks 80 years since start of ground battle in WWII
Village officials led a memorial service in Zamami, Okinawa on Wednesday to commemorate the beginning of ground battles there ...
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Japan Stands Up New Joint Operations Command Planned to Work with Local U.S. Forces
Japan activated its Japan Self-Defense Force Joint Operations Command (JJOC) Monday, allowing its military to better conduct ...
US Issues Update on Military Footprint Near China Amid Trump's Treaty Doubt
Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper ...
China accused of ‘two-faced diplomacy’ after entering Japanese waters following high-level talks
China accused of ‘two-faced diplomacy’ after entering Japanese waters following high-level talks - Chinese vessels make ...
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Life inside stunning Blue Zone country where people can live longer than age 100
The habits of people living on this extraordinary island are surprisingly humble, but a huge amount of the population live ...
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No charges for Marine accused of car theft, home intrusion in Japan
Japanese prosecutors have declined to charge a U.S. Marine accused of stealing a car, driving drunk, crashing it, and ...
These 10 Asian markets offer high returns on short-term rentals — half top $40,000 a year
Vacation rentals in Hakuba, Japan can bring in, on average, more than $60,000 a year in revenue for short-term rental ...
Northwest Asian Weekly1d
The enduring power of the Omoro Sōshi
The Omoro Sōshi, a collection of some 1,500 songs written in the 16th and 17th centuries, is the oldest extant text in ...
Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Recalling WWII and George Washington alongside modern-day concerns
When George Washington left office at the end of his second term, he left America with perhaps the most prescient lesson for the nation’s future on Sept. 19, 1796 in his famous farewell address to ...