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NAHA, Okinawa — The Japanese government will begin magnetic surveys for unexploded ordnance at Okinawa’s main commercial airport next week. The government began the surveys at Miyazaki Airport on ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Government: Japanese troops defuse WWII-era shell at Okinawa Expressway construction site
Japanese troops last week defused another American-made shell believed to be left over from World War II and removed it from an Okinawa construction site. Five members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Government: First field evacuation drill planned for remote Okinawan islands
The central government and Okinawa Prefecture have decided to hold the first field drill to evacuate residents of the prefecture's remote islands under the civil protection law, it was learned ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Government: Japan draws up plan to evacuate 120,000 from isles near Taiwan
The government unveiled its plan to evacuate tens of thousands of people from remote islands near Taiwan in case China acts on its oft-repeated threat to invade the island territory.
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Government: Japan to Add 17 Airports, Ports for Defense Use
The Japanese government has decided to add 17 airports and ports to its list of designated facilities to allow the Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Coast Guard to use them from peacetime onward as pa ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Government: Japan deploys long-range missiles for the first time
In close coordination with Washington’s own military operations, Tokyo is setting the pieces in place for war against China.