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'Super typhoon' heading for Okinawa, South Korea

A storm packing 170 mph winds was bearing down on the southern end of Japan's Okinawa Island, where locals and U.S. military personnel stationed at several bases were quickly stocking up and battening down.

 

Japan, U.S. agree on base plan but hurdles ahead: report

Japan, U.S. agree on base plan but hurdles ahead: report

Japan and the United States agreed on Saturday on a plan to relocate a controversial U.S. airbase on Okinawa, broadcaster NHK said, but the deal faces resistance from local residents and the government's coalition allies.

 

Japan's prime minister says some of Marine base will stay on Okinawa

Japan's prime minister said Tuesday that it will be impossible to move all parts of a key U.S. Marine base out of Okinawa, breaking with past promises to relocate the facility outside the southern island.

 

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