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Typhoon Jangmi continued its northward journey towards Japan`s southwestern island of Kyushu on Tuesday after bringing strong winds and heavy weather conditions to Okinawa, prompting transport ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Japan’s First ‘Blue Zones’ Retreat Is Coming To Okinawa
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Gross is a seasoned travel journalist based in Beaufort, SC. Jun 26, 2024, 12:06pm EDT This article is more than 2 years ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: The Okinawa diet: The longevity secrets of Japan’s centenarians, explained
Why Okinawa Fascinates Longevity Researchers Located in southern Japan, Okinawa has long attracted attention for its unusually high concentration of centenarians. Researchers believe this longevity ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Japan and US launch island defense drills in Kyushu, Okinawa
KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps commenced the Resolute Dragon field exercise for island defense skills Saturday that will continue through June ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Japan’s defense minister pledges to reduce US military footprint on first visit to Okinawa
NAHA, Okinawa — Japan’s defense minister, on his first visit to Okinawa in his new role, repeated a promise to reduce the U.S. military’s footprint there and expand joint exercises near Japan’s ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Japan, US commence joint island defense drill in Kyushu, Okinawa
This photo taken on June 20, 2026, shows the opening ceremony of the Resolute Dragon field exercise for island defense skills at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto Prefecture. (Kyodo) KUMAMOTO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: From Kyushu & Okinawa to Hong Kong
Tickets are complimentary; registration is required. Asia Society Hong Kong Center is proud to co-present a program on the ties between Hong Kong and the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Okinawa, ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: In decade-first for Japan, Kyushu U Professor is elected as International Fellow of the British Academy
Fukuoka, Japan — On 17 July 2024, the British Academy held its Annual General Meeting, where Koji Mizoguchi, Professor of Archaeology at Kyushu University's Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, was ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Japanese Ospreys will fly over Okinawa for first time during October exercise
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japan’s army is poised to fly one of its tiltrotor aircraft over Okinawa for the first time despite objections from the prefectural government. The V-22 Osprey from the Japan ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Heavy rain lashes Japan's Kyushu, weather agency warns of disasters
This photo taken on June 24, 2026, shows a slope in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, that collapsed due to heavy rain. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Heavy rain lashed Japan's southwestern main island of ...
News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Japan, U.S. commence joint island defense drill in Kyushu, Okinawa
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