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Japan marks 69th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

August 6, 2014 By Mari Yamaguchi

Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on President Obama and other world leaders to visit the city to see the scars of the atomic bombing first hand.

Okinawa mayor appeals to Americans to help stop military base

May 28, 2014 By Susan Webb

The mayor of Nago City, Okinawa, wants Americans to help him stop construction of a U.S. military base in his small city. He traveled to the U.S. last week to make his case.

U.S. covered up massive PCB contamination at Okinawa base

March 25, 2014 By Susan Webb

U.S. military officials did not report the contamination to Japanese authorities, and did nothing to alleviate the contamination.

In Okinawa, anti-base mayor’s re-election sends a message

January 24, 2014 By Akahata

In Okinawa's Nago City mayoral election, which centered on the plan to construct a new U.S. military base in the city, anti-base incumbent Inamine Susumu won with a wide margin.

Fukushima water radiation doubles overnight

October 25, 2013 By Blake Skylar

Now, to make matters worse, the city is expected to get hit with another big storm in Typhoon Wipha's wake.