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The US military presence will remain a major issue for Koja, a former civil servant who was also a deputy mayor of Naha, the region’s capital city.The United States has around 54,000 military personnel stationed in Japan, mostly on Okinawa, but a string of incidents over the years, including sexual assault cases, have angered residents.Other base-related woes, from pollution to noise and helicopter crashes, have led to further complaints.Japan and the United States agreed to move the base from the town of Ginowan to another location within Okinawa in 1996 after a rape of a 12-year-old schoolgirl by US military…
In a 40-minute speech on Monday, Xi called on the Communist Party to carry forward…
SEOUL: A landslide in South Korea killed one person and injured three, media reports said…
Indonesian beauty queen Putri Andriani Juficha has died at the age of 25.News of her…
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US President Donald Trump said he was “not happy” about US participation in joint military…
Defending champions Vietnam defeated Malaysia 2-0 in the first leg of their ASEAN Championship semi-final…
BEIJING: Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji’s death has added a new dimension to China’s high-profile…
DHAKA: Bangladesh said on Sunday (Aug 16) that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would not visit…
FEAR OF AFTERSHOCKSAt a now-closed port in Maumere, littered with debris from a collapsed roof…
AYER KEROH, Melaka: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has pledged an additional RM1 million (US$245,000)…
“I hope that whatever decision is made by the delegates today, the most important thing…
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