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5 things to know about Japan’s surrender in WWII 75 years ago
There will be a ceremony aboard the battleship Missouri this morning in Hawaii commemorating Japan's surrender in World War II 75 years ago.
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Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US atomic bombing
The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.
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5 things to know as Hiroshima marks 75th A-bomb anniversary
Today is the 75th anniversary of the A-bomb attack on Hiroshima.
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Okinawa urges US to do more to stop virus outbreak at bases while Marines report 36 new cases
The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa urged the government on Wednesday to pressure the U.S. military to do more to stop an escalating coronavirus outbreak at American bases there that has infected more than 130 Marines.
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Japan: US military coronavirus policy has multiple problems
“We have discovered a number of problems,” Defense Minister Taro Kono said
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Okinawa governor wants tougher action as 61 Marines infected on the Japanese island
"We now have strong doubts that the U.S. military has taken adequate disease prevention measures," he said.
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Japan confirms it’s scrapping US missile defense system
Now the government will need to enter negotiations with the U.S. about what to do with payments and the purchase contract already made for the Aegis Ashore systems.
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Dozens affected by toxic exposure from fire at hazmat storage facility at Kadena
A fire in a hazerdous materials storage building at Kadena Air Base exposed dozens to toxic fumes.
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Japan suspects missile data leak in Mitsubishi cyberattack
The suspected leak involves sensitive information about a prototype of a cutting-edge, high-speed gliding missile intended for deployment for the defense of Japan’s remote islands.
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Japan launches new unit to boost defense in space
The Space Operations Squadron is part of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and is expected to grow to about 100 members once the unit is fully operational in 2023.
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