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2,000 rally in silent protest in front of US base, mourning the death of a woman

2,000 rally in silent protest in front of US base, mourning the death of a woman

May 23, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo

On May 22, in front of U.S. Marine Camp Zukeran, where the U.S. Forces Japan Okinawa Area Field Office is located, in Kitanakagusuku, an emergency protest rally was held to mourn the death of a woman who was allegedly killed by a former U.S. marine.

About 2,000 protesters dressed in black and white clothes, some of them wearing black armbands, expressed their heartfelt sorrow over the death of the woman. They demanded all U.S. troops and bases be removed.

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US soldier arrested on suspicion of raping Japanese tourist in Naha

March 15, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo

March 13, Naha police arrested a U.S. Navy sailor, 24, who belongs to Camp Schwab in Nago, on suspicion of raping a Japanese tourist sleeping at a hotel in Naha.

The suspect was sent to Naha District Prosecutors’ Office on March 14. According to investigating...

Two JSDF’s member injured after US military helicopter crashes off coast of Okinawa

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Osprey crashes in Hawaii, one dead; same model as Ospreys deployed at Futenma

Osprey crashes in Hawaii, one dead; same model as Ospreys deployed at Futenma

May 19, 2015 Sakae Toiyama of Ryukyu Shimpo reports from Washington D.C.

On May 17 at 11:40 a.m., a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey vertical takeoff and landing aircraft crashed over an Air Force base on the Hawaiian island of Oahu during a drill. Of the 22 marines aboard the aircraft, one...

US Marines take four days to reveal an aircraft part fell from an Osprey

March 17, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo

On March 16, the Okinawa Defense Bureau revealed to the Ryukyu Shimpo that an aluminum part of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma had fallen. No injury has been reported. After the aircraft battled fires near range 7...

Parts fall from Kadena’s F-15; similar accidents frequently happen

Parts fall from Kadena's F-15; similar accidents frequently happen

February 6, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo

An F-15 fighter belonging to U.S. Air Force Kadena Air Base lost its distal portion weighing 5.4 kg from the left of the vertical stabilizers during flight on February 4. This conical shaped metal part is about 23 cm high and about 15 cm in width. According to...

Tonaki Village Council protests against parts of US Marine helicopter falling near Tonaki

January 22, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo

Parts of a U.S. Marine AH- attack helicopter belonging to the Futenma base fell during flight in training airspace near Irisuna Island, Tonaki on January 15. The parts weighed more than 200 kilograms, including a hellfire missile launcher. In a meeting held on...

Parts of US Marine helicopter weighing 200 kilograms falls near Tonaki

Parts of US Marine helicopter weighing 200 kilograms falls near Tonaki

January 17, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo

At around 17:30 p.m. on January 15, parts of a U.S. Marine AH- attack helicopter belonging to the Futenma base fell during flight in training airspace near Irisuna Island, Tonaki. The parts weighed more than about 200 kilograms, including hellfire missile launcher...

U.S soldier arrested for trespassing in Okinawa City: possibly intoxicated

January 3, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo

On January 2, the Okinawa Police Station arrested a 23-year-old second class-ranking staff sergeant, based at Kadena Air Base, on suspicion of trespassing. He was sent to the public prosecutor’s office. According to the police station, the suspect denies...

Marine major admits his involvement in a hit-and-run accident in Okinawa

December 11, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo

A 67-year-old-man who had been riding a mini-bike on Prefectural Road 75 in Okinawa City was found lying unconscious on the road after a hit and run on December 4. The man was taken to a hospital where he remains in serious condition. The Okinawa Prefectural...

U.S. soldier arrested for trespassing in Chatan

November 29, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo

On November 28, the Okinawa Police Station arrested a 30-year old first class-ranking staff sergeant, who is based at Kadena Air Base, on suspicion of trespassing. According to the police station, the suspect entered a room on the second floor of an apartment...