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Japanese Consulate San Francisco Vice Consul Charged with Assualt and 14 Counts of Domestic Violence

May 9, 2012 – 5:58 am |

An interesting turn of events that should test the diplomatic will of Japan and the  application of domestic and international law. The LA TImes reports:
“A Japanese consulate official faces felony charges after San Mateo County …

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Golden Week Event: Nappy Routes and Tangles Tales in Okinawa, Japan 4 & 6 May 2012

May 3, 2012 – 6:09 pm |
Golden Week Event: Nappy Routes and Tangles Tales in Okinawa, Japan 4 & 6 May 2012

Grits and Sushi brings us “Nappy Routes and Tangled Tales–a dialog on blackness in Okinawa” taking place on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 3 pm Japan time and Sunday May 6, 2012 at 3 pm Japan time. …

Emergency Message: Typhoon Muifa

August 2, 2011 – 12:24 pm |

Typhoon Muifa
[Via the US Embassy - Tokyo] This emergency message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Okinawa, Japan that the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued alerts for a Category 3 storm, …

Don’t Believe the Hype II

March 21, 2011 – 1:23 pm |

Who to believe? The Western media? The Japanese media? Maybe some media outlet in the Middle East! Well, no matter what turns your channel, there are definitely a lot of angry folks with something to …

US Embassy Will Transport Over 600 from Sendai to Tokyo

March 18, 2011 – 9:00 am |
US Embassy Will Transport Over 600 from Sendai to Tokyo

[Via US Embassy - Tokyo] The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo has arranged for over 600 seats on several buses for transportation from Sendai City Hall to Tokyo. Priority for seats will be given to U.S. …

Military Crime in Japan

May 20, 2010 – 1:44 pm |
Military Crime in Japan

Wow! It seems that fuzzy logic, new math, a broken calculator or maybe even smoke and mirrors are used to push a different agenda, and it has nothing to do with crime!
According to the data …

No to MCAS Futenma – Kadena AB merger

October 30, 2009 – 10:41 am |
No to MCAS Futenma – Kadena AB merger

MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan
[Breitbart] “The United States said Thursday it cannot support the idea of transferring the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futemma Air Station in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture to the nearby U.S. Kadena Air Base due to …

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