US: Explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland, Louisiana Prompts Evacuations

An explosion occurred at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland, Louisiana on Friday, August 22, prompted mandatory evacuations within a one-mile radius. The blast at the automotive manufacturing facility, which employs around 400 people, caused no reported injuries. Residents reported feeling the ground shake and saw black residue, believed to be oil, falling from the sky.

Taiwan: Costa Cruise Itinerary Changes Due To Typhoon Gaemi Anger Passengers

A 5-day Costa Cruises trip bound for Okinawa from Port of Keelung on July 21 was cut short due to Typhoon Gaemi, angering passengers. Some of the passengers refused to leave the ship, demanding refunds after the cruise ship docked in Port of Kaohsiung on the 24th. The cruise management changed the itinerary several times and finally decided to return to Taiwan in Kaohsiung one day early.

Taiwan: Costa Cruise Itinerary Changes Due To Typhoon Gaemi Anger Passengers 2

A 5-day Costa Cruises trip bound for Okinawa from Keelung Port on July 21 was cut short due to Typhoon Gaemi, angering passengers. Some of the passengers refused to leave the ship demanding refunds after the cruise ship docked in Kaohsiung Port on the 24th. The cruise management changed the itinerary several times and finally decided to return to Taiwan in Kaohsiung, one day early.

Taiwan: Costa Cruise Itinerary Changes Due To Typhoon Gaemi Anger Passengers 4

A 5-day Costa Cruises trip bound for Okinawa from Keelung Port on July 21 was cut short due to Typhoon Gaemi, angering passengers. Some of the passengers refused to leave the ship demanding refunds after the cruise ship docked in Kaohsiung Port on the 24th. The cruise management changed the itinerary several times and finally decided to return to Taiwan in Kaohsiung, one day early.

Taiwan: Costa Cruise Itinerary Changes Due To Typhoon Gaemi Anger Passengers 3

A 5-day Costa Cruises trip bound for Okinawa from Keelung Port on July 21 was cut short due to Typhoon Gaemi, angering passengers. Some of the passengers refused to leave the ship demanding refunds after the cruise ship docked in Kaohsiung Port on the 24th. The cruise management changed the itinerary several times and finally decided to return to Taiwan in Kaohsiung, one day early.

Shuri Castle photo album

Shuri Castle photo album

NAHA, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Undated photo shows an album for Shuri Castle, which was published on Nov. 14, 2019, by the Okinawa Times, a major newspaper in the southernmost Japanese prefecture, about two weeks after a fire engulfed the castle at a World Heritage site. The 88-page all-color album has drawn massive orders with the proceeds financing the rebuilding of the castle.

Shuri Castle photo album

Shuri Castle photo album

NAHA, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 29, 2019, shows an album for Shuri Castle, which was published on Nov. 14, 2019, by the Okinawa Times, a major newspaper in the southernmost Japanese prefecture, about two weeks after a fire engulfed the castle at a World Heritage site. The 88-page all-color album has drawn massive orders with the proceeds financing the rebuilding of the castle.

27,000 people form human chain around U.S. Kadena Air Base

27,000 people form human chain around U.S. Kadena Air Base

NAGO, Japan - About 27,000 people surround the U.S. Air Force Kadena Air Base (L) in Okinawa on July 20, shouting ''no'' to the U.S. military presence in Japan's southernmost prefecture before Group of Eight (G-8) leaders meet for their annual summit from July 21. Participants formed a human chain three times from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. to encircle the 17.4-kilometer fence that surrounds the biggest U.S. military base in the Far East.

1945 New York Times Battle for Okinawa

1945 New York Times Battle for Okinawa

1945 New York Times front page reporting Battle for Okinawa and US Airforce Bomb Osaka Date: 15th June 1945

ASDF pilots scramble against foreign aircraft

ASDF pilots scramble against foreign aircraft

Air Self-Defense Force pilots dash to an F-15 fighter at the ASDF Naha Base in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2014, as a siren wails in the background. The number of times ASDF fighter jets were scrambled against foreign planes in fiscal 2014 through last March reached the second highest level ever due partly to increasing activity by the Chinese military in the East China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Okinawa papers rap Abe's fellow lawmakers over anti-media remarks

Okinawa papers rap Abe's fellow lawmakers over anti-media remarks

Kazuhiko Taketomi (L), editor-in-chief of the Okinawa Times, and Yoshikazu Shiohira, editor-in-chief of The Ryukyu Shimpo, speak at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2015. They also spoke at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan and rapped some lawmakers of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party for calling for pressure to be applied to media critical of the government, including the two Okinawa papers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Writer Hyakuta under fire over remarks on newspapers

Writer Hyakuta under fire over remarks on newspapers

Photo shows the June 26, 2015, editions of The Okinawa Times and The Ryukyu Shimpo, two major newspapers in Okinawa Prefecture, reporting on remarks by Japanese writer Naoki Hyakuta that two Okinawa newspapers that are critical of the government should be "destroyed." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

27,000 people form human chain around U.S. Kadena Air Base

27,000 people form human chain around U.S. Kadena Air Base

NAGO, Japan - About 27,000 people surround the U.S. Air Force Kadena Air Base (L) in Okinawa on July 20, shouting ''no'' to the U.S. military presence in Japan's southernmost prefecture before Group of Eight (G-8) leaders meet for their annual summit from July 21. Participants formed a human chain three times from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. to encircle the 17.4-kilometer fence that surrounds the biggest U.S. military base in the Far East.