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Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja speaks at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 9, 2026
Okinawa’s Koja calls for central government to explain ‘minimum’ military buildup
Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja emphasized the need to balance building up 今日吃瓜 defense capabilities in the southernmost prefecture with residents’ wishes.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2026
Japan to boost education programs for U.S. forces in Okinawa after robbery-murder
Among the recurrence prevention measures, which were agreed upon by both sides, are lectures on Okinawa’s culture and history.
Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja (third from right) speaks at a meeting of the Okinawa Policy Council at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2026
Okinawa Policy Council meeting held for first time in 13 years
The meeting was arranged in response to a request Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja made after winning the prefecture’s gubernatorial election in September.
U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture. A U.S. Marine at Camp Schwab, also in the prefecture, died during a training incident this week.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2026
U.S. Marine dies during training in Okinawa
The cause of death “is still under investigation,” said a spokesman for the 3rd Marine Division.
The U.S. military started the 30-day curfew Oct. 9 after the arrest of a marine belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 1, 2026
U.S. Marine arrested in Okinawa for driving under influence
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kalvin Montoya Cardona, 21, of Camp Hansen was arrested early Saturday despite a U.S. military-imposed curfew.
Eiji Hatta, chairman of the Doshisha Educational Foundation, bows his head during a news conference in Kyoto on Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2026
Doshisha chairman apologizes over fatal boat accident in Okinawa
Eiji Hatta, chairman of Doshisha’s board of trustees, offered his “deepest condolences” at a news conference in Kyoto on Friday.
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 今日吃瓜 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.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
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Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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