Aya Ichihashi
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Police charge Marine Corps contractor with exposing himself outside Okinawa school
Christopher Davis allegedly parked outside a vocational school building in Okinawa and, while speaking with a passerby from his vehicle, exposed his genitals to the individual. → Read More
NCIS investigating disappearance of base worker from popular Okinawa tourist spot
Japanese police believe a Navy civilian employee on Okinawa likely fell from a cliff at Cape Zanpa and drowned in the sea some time last week. → Read More
US military adds 19 new cases to its coronavirus totals in Japan
On Okinawa, the prefectural government reported another 20 coronavirus infections on U.S. bases Friday. → Read More
Tokyo’s daily coronavirus number stays above 500; US military reports more cases in Japan, South Korea
U.S. military commands in Japan and South Korea announced a dozen positive coronavirus cases at various installations, including a delivery driver for Pizza Hut at Kadena Air Base. → Read More
Police accuse Kadena airman of drunken driving after crash that injured high school students
Okinawa police said they plan to refer a DUI charge against an airman to the Naha prosecutor’s office. → Read More
Eleven new coronavirus infections for US military in Japan
The Navy reported two new coronavirus cases in Japan on Tuesday, the Army three and the Air Force six. → Read More
Chicken or curry? Japan’s air and sea forces pit service staples in popularity contest
Twitter taunts over their respective dining specialties are part of Japan Self-Defense Forces’ use of social media to build morale and raise the services’ profiles among the public, according to a JASDF spokesman. → Read More
Marine accused of choking Okinawa taxi driver, then stealing and crashing his vehicle
Lance Cpl. Jamison Michael Bissett, 20, of Camp Hansen, was taken into custody at an Okinawa hospital Sunday morning. → Read More
Police arrest Japanese driver after collision kills Yokota-based motorcyclist
A civilian military maintainer who worked at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo died in a motorcycle crash Saturday morning, according to Japanese police. → Read More
Three Okinawa-based Marines arrested over Halloween weekend in separate incidents
Three Marines were still detained as of Monday morning after separate incidents on Okinawa. → Read More
Okinawa-based F-15C Eagle loses part during flight over southern Japan
The 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base is investigating how one of its F-15C Eagle fighter jets lost a small cap during a joint exercise. → Read More
US Marines in Japan report 12 new coronavirus cases
Eleven individuals at Camp Schwab in northeastern Okinawa tested positive for the coronavirus while in quarantine, and one person at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni tested positive. → Read More
US Navy in Japan reports new two coronavirus cases as infection numbers continue to decline
Two recent arrivals to Yokosuka Naval Base tested positive while still in isolation. → Read More
DODEA school at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo announces coronavirus infection
Someone affiliated with Yokota High School tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a letter to families and school staff from the school's principal. → Read More
Kadena says another base food-service worker tested positive for coronavirus
An employee who worked at the Kazoku Place restaurant inside Rocker Enlisted Club contracted the coronavirus from a family member, according to Kadena Air Base. → Read More
Navy reports two new coronavirus cases in Japan as infection numbers dwindle
Yokosuka Naval Base, home of the U.S. 7th Fleet, said two new arrivals had tested positive since Oct. 14. → Read More
US air base on Okinawa reports four new coronavirus infections
Central Tokyo is still off-limits to most U.S. personnel even as military authorities relax travel restrictions to other parts of the country. → Read More
Kadena Air Base reports one new coronavirus case as Sasebo relaxes restrictions
An employee of the arts and crafts shop at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa has tested positive, officials said. → Read More
Army lowers coronavirus risk level on Okinawa as Tokyo infections jump
None of the U.S. military installations in Japan reported new coronavirus infections on Thursday. → Read More
Army lowers coronavirus risk level on Okinawa as Tokyo infections jump
Kadena Air Base reported two new cases on Thursday, individuals that were already in quarantine since arriving on Okinawa, according to a post on the base Facebook page. → Read More