The government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to ramp up the country's defense capabilities in its southwestern region following the election of a conservative governor in Okinawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/24/japan/defense-okinawa-nansei-shift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #gentakoja #okinawa #sdf
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A 90-year-old second-generation Japanese woman born in the Philippines who was separated from her father after World War II is planning to visit his native Okinawa Prefecture for the first time by the end of this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/21/japan/philippine-born-woman-okinawa-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #wwii #philippines
https://www.europesays.com/3270121/ Japan to promote ‘Nansei shift’ after Okinawa election #GentaKoja #japan #OKINAWA #SanaeTakaichi #SDF #ShinjiroKoizumi
An All Nippon Airways plane carrying 152 passengers made an emergency landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday night due to a possible engine malfunction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/24/japan/ana-plane-emergency-landing-naha/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ana #airlines #naha #okinawa
The Junglia theme park in Okinawa Prefecture suffered a net loss of ¥17.3 billion in its first year of business due to sluggish ticket sales. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/junglia-okinawa-first-year-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #junglia #okinawa #themeparks
A powerful U.S. missile system that has been deployed in Japan for joint military exercises with the Self-Defense Forces will be stored at a key military base in Okinawa Prefecture indefinitely from mid-October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/28/japan/us-typhon-missile-japan-storage-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usbases #usmilitary #usjapanrelations #missiles #china #russia #defense #defenseministry #pla #okinawa