A powerful Typhoon is headed for the Japanese main Islands and will make landfall on July 19 or 20, based on current estimates of conditions. JTWC cautioned that the storm is not likely to weaken until it makes...
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By, Uwe Paschen Current Prime Minister Naoto Kan beat former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama length of time in office last Tuesday, surpassing the term of his predecessor now. This may be the only good news in this weeks head lines here in Japan, at least for Mr. Kan, whose...
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" " Okinawa City, Japan 28Oct2010 2100hrs JST Typhoon Chaba has finally began a slow retreat from the main island of the Ryukyu Archipelago as it moves on towards mainland Japan. Streaking across the sky, a...
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"The main Ryukyu island of Okinawa went into Tropical Cyclone Condition 1 Caution at approximately 1215 p.m. as Typhoon Chaba continues to pass near the island. Shortly after, the island was put into Condition 1...
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June 23, 2010 is the 65th Anniversary of end of the Battle of Okinawa (what the Japan central government calls it), L-Day (what the US military called it), or the "rain of iron" (what the Okinawans experienced). By the end of the battle almost a quarter-million people had...
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By, Uwe Paschen.Okinawa, Japan has just been struck by an Earthquake of the magnitude of 6.8 wish was preceded by a sery of Earthquakes through out Japan today, With Okinawa being struck at 09:00 Hours local...
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Soldiers with the 87th Quartermaster Detachment and Japanese workers joined together to get ready a shipment of aid including vehicles to be shipped to Sri lanka. " In response to reports that some hospitals in the island nation were destroyed in recent fighting, soldiers...
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In the backdrop of North Korea's continuing nuclear tests The United States reportedly moved 12 of their modern fighter planes F-22 to Japan. This is a direct result of a telephonic discussion took place...
By, Uwe Paschen H. Clinton is to visit Japan for her first official overseas trip as US Secretary of State for the Obama administration, She will meet with Prime Minister Taro Aso. Wile here in Japan she will most...
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1215hrs JST 4 October 2008 According to current imagery(0130hrsz), Higos is fading near Hainan, China. Even with the disippating of the final Typhoon Trifecta storm there seems to be...
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Still heading towards the bulk of Japan, the storm formerly known as Typhoon Sinlaku has gradually faded after its intense encounter with Taiwan. Tappered down flood warnings are still in effect for the...
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A dark and gloomy sky as howling winds replace the sounds of the usual morning birdsong greetings. That is the scene on the main Ryukyu island of Okinawa on 17 September 2008 as Typhoon Sinlaku continues in...
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Scattered rains continue to make late night/early morning appearances on the main Ryukyu island of Okinawa as Tyhpoon Sinlaku slowly moves away from Taiwan. The latest prediction by the...
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After a night of heavy downpours and thunderous clouds rolled through the horizon, chirping birds and brief glimpses of sunbeams are what greet the morning on the main Ryukyu island of Okinawa. ...
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