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What do Okinawans eat to increase longevity?

Okinawa is home to some of the longest-living and healthiest people in the world. The incredible longevity of Okinawans has prompted researchers to search for the cause.

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More than half of Japan's Self-Defense Forces will conduct exercises to prepare to defend Senkaku and Okinawa.

The Japan Self-Defense Forces will hold large-scale exercises from September to November 2021 related to protecting the Senkaku Islands from potential Chinese intrusion.
American soldier collapsed dead in bed with Japanese woman

An American sailor stationed on Okinawa island used a knife to kill his Japanese girlfriend and then committed suicide.

South Korea test-launches homemade three-stage rocket

This test launch of the rocket aims to preliminarily test and determine the performance of the 75-ton engine developed by South Korea through actual flight.
Japan builds military base in East China Sea to deter China

Tokyo plans to station troops on a remote island in the south of the country to respond to threats from Beijing.
US F-15 antenna falls in Japanese sky

An antenna weighing more than a kilogram fell from an F-15 fighter jet while it was flying in Japan, but the US only notified the country a week later.
Helicopter window falls on school

The window of a US helicopter just fell on a school in Okinawa, Japan, slightly injuring a student, according to Kyodo news agency on December 13.

US plane carrying 11 people crashes on way to aircraft carrier near Japan
November 22, 2017 15:38

A US Navy plane carrying 11 people crashed in the sea northeast of Japan's Okinawa archipelago this afternoon, November 22, according to a statement from the US Navy's 7th Fleet.
Japan: Thousands protest US military presence in Okinawa
June 19, 2016 16:44

(Baonghean.vn) - Thousands of people on Okinawa Island, Japan on June 19 protested on the largest scale in the past 20 years against the US military base since the arrest of an American soldier accused of murdering a local woman.
Japan establishes special anti-violence police in Okinawa
June 16, 2016 14:50

(Baonghean.vn) - NHK reported that Okinawa's special police unit has begun patrolling the southeastern part of the island to prevent possible incidents involving the US military.
US military in Okinawa tightens martial law
May 27, 2016 12:35

(Baonghean.vn) - The US military in Okinawa, Japan, on May 27 decided to impose a curfew and other restrictions on all members working there after Kenneth Franklin Shinzato, a former US Marine, was arrested by Japan last week on charges related to the murder of a 20-year-old Japanese tourist, Rina Shimabukuro.
President Obama apologizes for the Okinawa incident
May 26, 2016 08:21

(Baonghean.vn) - After Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's strong reaction, US President Barack Obama on May 25 sent his "sincere condolences and deepest regrets" over the death of a Japanese woman allegedly murdered by a former US marine.
Japan arrests US military base employee in Okinawa
May 21, 2016 10:40

Police in Japan's Okinawa prefecture have arrested a male civilian employee working for the US military there. The...
Japan is in turmoil again over the US military base.
November 5, 2015 11:08

(Baonghean) - The Japanese Okinawa prefectural government has just filed a lawsuit against the central and local government dispute settlement committee under the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs for revoking the permit to build a US military base in the Henoko coastal area of Okinawa. These developments once again put Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a "difficult position" when he has to balance between the Okinawan government and people on one side, and the close ally, the US, on the other.

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