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The U.S. Marines in Japan have ordered U.S. service personnel in Okinawa Prefecture to stay away from residential areas, schools, cemeteries and other public locations in an apparent effort to ease local anger over a slew of incidents involving U.S. military personnel.

The order also prohibits the U.S. personnel from conducting activities [...]

Although Japan and the United States have concurred on Japan’s jurisdiction over crimes committed by U.S. military personnel and others stationed in Japan, there exists a document implying that the two countries actually had concluded a secret pact under which Japan waives its jurisdiction over crimes with the exception of major incidents, Shoji Niihara, a [...]

The U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine Ohio made yesterday a port call at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, mainly to allow its 155 crewmembers to rest. This is the first time for a submarine that can carry 150 cruise missiles and can dispatch special-operations troops to enter a Japanese port.
The 18,750-ton Ohio was [...]

The picture above shows members of Zengakuren, a leftist student organization, marched on a Yokosuka, Japan, street Thursday against the arrival of the nuclear-powered USS George Washington. Don’t let the image fool you. There were only 50 members out to protest. Here is what the Stripes reported: 
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Thousands of people crowded [...]

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A product recall may delay Friday’s expected arrival of iPhones at U.S. base exchanges in Japan, a SoftBank representative said Monday.
He declined to say how many phones have been ordered, but said it would be “sufficient” to cover anticipated sales. However, the recall may delay shipping, said the representative, who [...]

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — In a country like Japan, where available land is scarce, real estate can be a lucrative investment. And military land is no exception.
More than a third of the 57,580 acres of military land on Okinawa is owned by individuals, according to the Okinawa prefectural government.
The government of Japan paid about $706 [...]

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