U.S. serviceman indicted over sexual assault of minor

U.S. serviceman indicted over sexual assault of minor

Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, commander of the U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, speaks during a meeting with Okinawa Vice Gov. Takekuni Ikeda in Naha on June 27, 2024, about a U.S. Air Force member who was indicted in March for allegedly sexually assaulting and kidnapping a local girl under the age of 16 in December 2023.

U.S. serviceman indicted over sexual assault of minor

U.S. serviceman indicted over sexual assault of minor

Okinawa Vice Gov. Takekuni Ikeda (R) reads a protest statement in Naha, in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 27, 2024, during a meeting with Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans (C), commander of the U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, against the alleged sexual assault and kidnapping of a local girl under the age of 16 by a U.S. Air Force member in December 2023. The U.S. serviceman was indicted in March.

Japan PM Kishida given Okinawan shirt

Japan PM Kishida given Okinawan shirt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) is presented a traditional Okinawan "kariyushi" short-sleeve shirt by Takekuni Ikeda, vice governor of Okinawa Prefecture, at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2024.

Japan PM Kishida given Okinawan shirt

Japan PM Kishida given Okinawan shirt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L), Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (3rd from L) and Hanako Jimi, minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, show off the traditional Okinawan "kariyushi" short-sleeve shirts that were given to them by Takekuni Ikeda (far L), vice governor of Okinawa Prefecture, at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2024.

Greenpeace collects 70,000 signatures to protect planned relocation site

Greenpeace collects 70,000 signatures to protect planned relocation site

Mike Finken (R), captain of the environmental group Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior ship, hands Okinawa prefectural official Takekuni Ikeda (L) on Nov. 9, 2015, the signatures of 71,695 people calling for designating the planned relocation site of a U.S. military base in Okinawa as a marine protected area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo