Japan reimposing restrictions as U.S. troops blamed for COVID surge
The American military command has resisted calls from Japanese officials to lock down bases, but U.S. troops now must follow the same rules as civilians upon entering the country.
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Japan asks U.S. troops to stay on their bases due to COVID surge
American forces have been criticized due to a spike in cases in areas where they're based in large numbers, including Okinawa and Iwakuni, both in southern Japan.
Tensions rise as Okinawa base outbreak worsens
More than 140 U.S. Marines based on the island of Okinawa, Japan, have tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the nation’s officials to say they’re “extremely concerned.” Ramy Inocencio reports.
Inside the U.S. base in Okinawa at the heart of a coronavirus outbreak
CBS News given access to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, the epicenter of a COVID-19 outbreak that has almost doubled Okinawa's case count.
Okinawa COVID-19 cases soar
At least 141 U.S. troops stationed on Okinawa are now infected with the coronavirus. The outbreak has led to increased tension between the U.S. military and the local population. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports.
Japan "extremely concerned" as 136 COVID cases reported on U.S. bases
Before the outbreak on U.S. bases, the island of Okinawa had confirmed only 148 coronavirus cases, now there are at least 284.
Japanese official says "problems" let COVID spread on U.S. bases
Governor of Okinawa voiced "serious doubts about U.S. measures against infections," as July 4th parties blamed locally for dozens of cases.
WWII sub missing for 75 years is discovered: "We just found 80 men"
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Navy submarine missing for 75 years found
A U.S. Navy submarine missing for 75 years has been found off Okinawa, Japan. The USS Grayback sailed out of Pearl Harbor on January 28, 1944, for its 10th combat patrol. Two months later, it was listed as missing and presumed lost.
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America's oldest veteran dies at 112
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U.S. fighter jet crashes off Japan's Okinawa
Pilot ejected from F-15C during routine training mission and was rescued, Air Force says
U.S. fighter jet dumps fuel tanks into lake near fishermen
Latest incident involving U.S. military on southern Japanese island of Okinawa comes amid already-strained relations
Window falls off U.S. military copter, injures schoolboy
Second such incident involving American helicopter in a week could fuel opposition to U.S. military presence in Japan
Ex-U.S. Marine gets life for rape, murder in Japan
Kenneth Shinzato was convicted of killing 20-year-old Okinawa woman and dumping her body in a forest
Navy names sailors still missing after Pacific plane crash
U.S. military called off search for 3 men days after C-2A Greyhound transport plane crashed southeast of Okinawa
3 still missing after Navy plane goes down in Pacific Ocean
According to initial reports, the plane suffered a rare twin-engine failure 575 miles south of Okinawa, near the end of a routine run out to the carrier Ronald Reagan
3 missing after U.S. Navy aircraft crashes into ocean
Search and rescue operation underway off Okinawa, Japan, after transport plane heading for USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier goes down
U.S. troops in Japan in hot water over fatal crash
All troops restricted to base, banned from drinking alcohol after latest incident invoking tension over U.S. troop presence in Japan
Search suspended for 3 Marines missing after Osprey crash
The Marine base Camp Butler in Japan said in a statement that 23 of 26 service members onboard the aircraft had been rescued
Ex-U.S. Marine charged in 20-year-old woman's rape, murder
American military contractor Kenneth Shinzato has been prime suspect in case that has stoked anti-U.S. sentiments
Okinawans insist they're not anti-American, but many are against American bases, and their grievances date back to the end of World War II
The U.S. military in Japan faces new protests after an American Marine veteran is accused of murdering a young Japanese woman. Tens of thousands of Japanese rallied Sunday on the island of Okinawa, calling for the removal or reduction of the military bases there. Okinawans insist they're not anti-American, but many are against American bases, and their grievances date back to the end of World War II. Adriana Diaz reports.
With renewed fury, Japanese protest U.S. military presence in Okinawa
Nearly three-quarters of all American military facilities in Japan are located on Okinawa, a strategically important island
Thousands showed up for a protest of the U.S. military in Okinawa
Thousands showed up for a protest of the U.S. military in Okinawa. Three quarters of the American military bases in Japan are on the small island. In May, Kenneth Shinzato, an ex-Marine who worked on base, was arrested in connection with the rape and murder of a 20-year-old Okinawan woman. Adrianna Diaz has more.
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