Japan-U.S. joint military drill in Okinawa

Japan-U.S. joint military drill in Okinawa

Commanding General Hajime Kitajima (R) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade and Commanding General Trevor Hall of the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade hold a press conference in Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 12, 2024, as their units carry out a joint drill in the southwestern Japan island prefecture.

Japan-U.S. joint military drill in Okinawa

Japan-U.S. joint military drill in Okinawa

Commanding General Hajime Kitajima (R) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade and Commanding General Trevor Hall of the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade shake hands during a press conference in Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 12, 2024, as their units carry out a joint drill in the southwestern Japan island prefecture.

Japan-U.S. joint military drill in Okinawa

Japan-U.S. joint military drill in Okinawa

Commanding General Hajime Kitajima (R) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade and Commanding General Trevor Hall of the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade hold a press conference in Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 12, 2024, as their units carry out a joint drill in the southwestern Japan island prefecture.

Baseball: Tanaka at Rakuten's spring training

Baseball: Tanaka at Rakuten's spring training

KIN, Japan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Former New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) joins the Rakuten Eagles' spring training in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Kin, southern Japan, on Feb. 6, 2021.

Baseball: Tanaka at Rakuten's spring training

Baseball: Tanaka at Rakuten's spring training

KIN, Japan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Former New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (R) plays catch during the Rakuten Eagles' spring training in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Kin, southern Japan, on Feb. 6, 2021, with manager Kazuhisa Ishii looking on.

10,000 protest against U.S. Army exercises in Okinawa

10,000 protest against U.S. Army exercises in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Some 10,000 people stage a protest rally against military exercises of U.S. Army using live ammunition in the town of Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 19. The protesters, including Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine, appealed the danger involving the exercises at a new combat facility at the Marine Corps' Camp Hansen, which is only 300 meters away from residential areas.