War victims remembered 80 years after US troops landed on Okinawa's main island
In Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa, American troops landed on its main island on April 1, 1945 toward the end of ...
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Japan retools evacuation plan for western island chain in event of emergency or attack
An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the ...
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DODEA students learn ancient math skills with Japanese abacus on Okinawa
A soroban “allows students to see and manipulate a physical representation of abstract numbers,” according to The Japan ...
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Japan to evacuate 120,000 from Okinawa in event of armed attack
The Japanese government on Thursday announced a plan to evacuate 120,000 people from Okinawa's southern islands in the event ...
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SDF’s pivot to southwest a cause for concern in Okinawa
“The SDF has successfully blended in with Okinawa over the past half century,” said Tamaki, who lives in the town of Haebaru on Okinawa’s main island. “But the SDF’s pivot to the ...