American F-35B Stealth Fighter Suffers Wheel Failure in Okinawa
An American F-35B Lightning II was being towed on the ground at the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa when its front wheel failed.
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Japan: Chinese Invasion of Our Waters ‘Intolerable’
Japan’s government on Monday filed a diplomatic protest with Beijing over the violation of its maritime territory by China Coast Guard vessels near the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea earlier that same day, Kyodo News reported
Marine Saves Pregnant Woman from Drowning in Raging Waters
Marine Maj. William Easter made it his “moral obligation” to dive into the dangerous, choppy seas to save a pregnant Okinawa woman who was drowning.
Troops Wearing ‘Make Aircrew Great Again’ Patch Triggers Outrage from Left
Mass outrage on the left ensued after photos emerged of United States sailors aboard the USS Wasp wearing “Make Aircrew Great Again” patches.
Delingpole: Tucker Carlson Is Right — Never Apologize!
Tucker Carlson has some pretty strong precedent for his decision not to say sorry, not even one tiny bit, for his supposedly “racist” comments on the subject of immigration on his Fox News show.
Japan Bans All U.S. Troops in Okinawa from Drinking After Fatal Suspected DUI
Japan has reportedly confined all U.S. troops in Okinawa to their base and off-base residences in addition to prohibiting them from purchasing or consuming alcohol after one of their fellow Marines allegedly killed a local man while believed to be intoxicated.
Report: While Demanding Submission to ‘One China,’ Beijing Aids Separatists in Japan
A report in Bloomberg cites a Japanese intelligence agency report suggesting that China is working to embolden separatist groups in Okinawa, just as China has increased its public demands for the world to disregard Taiwan’s sovereignty and observe Beijing’s “One China” policy.
Review: Mel Gibson Returns with ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
Gibson’s first directorial effort in a decade, Hacksaw Ridge, is rated R for “intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence including grisly bloody images,” warns the MPAA. And the film certainly earns every bit of that rating, which seems odd for a film about a pacifist.
Okinawa: Curfew for U.S. Soldiers, Defense Classes for Japanese Women After Murder
Japanese women are flocking in droves to police-issued self-defense classes after the murder of a 20-year-old woman in Okinawa by a former U.S. Marine, while American authorities have imposed a curfew and ban on alcohol during what they describe as a period of “mourning.”
Japanese PM Lambasts Obama for Murder of Citizen by U.S. Marine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed “profound resentment” and noted that he has “firmly lodged a protest” as he made the unusual move of publicly lecturing President Barack Obama for the murder of an Okinawa resident by a former U.S. Marine.
World View: Iran, Syria and Russia Ridicule Saudi Arabia’s Army
Contents: Turkey will keep Syria border closed as Aleppo refugees mass; Europe sends mixed messages to Turkey about new flood of Syrian refugees; Syria, Iran and Russia ridicule Saudi Arabia’s army; Turkey confiscates parrots and parakeets on Syria border; North Korea launches long-range missile, violating Security Council resolution
China Wants Japan, US Out of Okinawa
On the day after Christmas, three Chinese boats, one modified to carry four cannons, entered Japan’s territorial waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands in the southern portion of the East China Sea. The move, a dangerous escalation, is the first time the People’s Republic of China sent an armed vessel into an area that Tokyo claims as its own.
World View: Japan’s Shinzo Abe ‘Insults’ Korea in Plans for Commemorating End of WW II
Contents: Japan’s Shinzo Abe raises controversy at Hiroshima commemoration; Japan’s Shinzo Abe ‘insults’ Korea in plans for commemorating end of WW II; Palestinians promise to continue efforts to pursue Israeli ‘criminals’
