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Hana Kusumoto

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Masks optional: Japan’s new, relaxed COVID-19 guidelines take effect Monday

New mask guidelines from the government take effect Monday, three years after face coverings became a universal fashion accessory across the country. → Read More

Japan IDs balloons spotted in its airspace four years ago as Chinese spy craft

The Japanese government has asked for confirmation from China and demanded no further such incidents. → Read More

Japanese police arrest DOD civilian after drunken driving crash near Marine base

Japanese police arrested a Defense Department civilian on suspicion of drunken driving after he crashed into a fence at an off-base construction site, a police spokesman said. → Read More

Marine apologizes to victim following crash of stolen car off base in Japan, report says

A U.S. Marine has met with and apologized to the owner of a vehicle that was stolen and then crashed last month outside this base near Hiroshima, according to a local media report. → Read More

Forecasters predict an average year for Japan’s above-average cherry blossom tradition

Weather forecasts show average temperatures for the year, meaning the trees will break dormancy about the same time they have blossomed every year. → Read More

Missile plan gives Japan, US clout over Chinese navy, expert says

New Japanese and U.S. missiles have the potential to overwhelm China’s powerful and rapidly growing navy in a conflict, according to a U.S. security expert. → Read More

Japanese officials survey US Navy bases for PFAS remediation

Japanese government officials surveyed water treatment facilities at Naval Air Facility Atsugi on Monday, three months after toxic organic compounds were released into a waterway on the base. → Read More

Marine held on suspicion of crashing stolen car near air station in Japan

The Marine fled the crash scene without providing first aid or calling authorities, Iwakuni city officials said. → Read More

Airman strikes, injures schoolgirl with car in southern Japan

The Air Force has expressed sympathy for a Japanese high school girl struck by a U.S. airman’s car days before his newly formed drone squadron began operating from her city on Kyushu island. → Read More

South Korea, Japan military report another missile launch by the North

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Friday that came down in seas less than 150 miles from Japanese territory, according to the South Korean and Japanese militaries. → Read More

Wave of traffic accidents prompts police crackdown on outlaw Tokyo cyclists

Tokyo Metropolitan Police, citing a rise in traffic accidents, announced a crackdown on four of the most common cycling violations, according to a statement. → Read More

Japan warns residents to take shelter after North Korean missile launch

Multiple North Korean missiles headed toward Japan prompted the country to issue emergency alerts for people in at least three northern prefectures on Thursday morning. → Read More

US, South Korea and Japan vow to increase defense cooperation amid North Korean threats

Diplomats from the US, South Korea and Japan agreed to strengthen their countries’ shared defensive measures in light of North Korea’s missile tests. → Read More

Japan’s warning system needs changes after ‘meaningless’ North Korean missile alerts, officials say

Japan’s early warning system broadcast an unnecessary alert to islands near Tokyo after a North Korean missile launch, the country’s prime minister said. → Read More

Japan will reopen to visa-free tourism in October, lift daily entry limit

Japan will ease border control requirements Oct. 11, removing a maximum daily entry cap, currently set at 50,000 visitors, resuming visa waivers and accepting tourists who are not traveling with a guided group, Kishida said during a news conference in New York, where he was attending the U.N. General Assembly. → Read More

Man arrested on suspicion of carrying gunpowder near US Embassy in Tokyo

A man found near the U.S. Embassy with a cup of homemade gunpowder was arrested Tuesday by Japanese police on suspicion of violating the country’s Explosives Control Law. → Read More

Testing finds PFOS, PFOA in excessive levels at US Navy base in Japan

Two rounds of tests confirmed the presence of toxic organic compounds in wastewater from Yokosuka Naval Base’s treatment facility, according to the city of Yokosuka. → Read More

Marine sergeant awaits sentencing for possessing LSD at base on Okinawa

A Marine is scheduled to be sentenced in a Japanese court for possessing LSD at his on-base home, according to the Naha Public Prosecutor’s Office. → Read More

Japanese rescuers assist two American service members climbing Mount Fuji

Japanese search-and-rescue personnel in separate recent instances rescued two U.S. military members in distress while climbing Mount Fuji. → Read More

Japan discovers country’s third monkeypox case at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo

Japan’s third case of monkeypox has appeared at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo. → Read More