Report: Japan Wants Some U.S. Okinawa Troops Moved
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi  plans to ask Washington to move some U.S. troops from the  southern island chain of Okinawa to locations outside Japan as  part of the U.S. government's review its global military  forces, Kyodo news agency reported Thursday.
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A U.N. resolution to be adopted this month could help clear the way for Japan to extend its naval mission in support of U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan -- a move keenly sought by Washington, a diplomatic source said.
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The Pentagon is considering  increasing the U.S. force in Iraq for the January elections by  delaying the departure of some troops and speeding the arrival  of others, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
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Heavy vehicles and other equipment related to the upcoming deployment of advanced Patriot interceptor missiles at American bases on southern Okinawa island arrived in Japan on Saturday, news reports said.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said Tuesday he will press his country's case in Washington this week for reducing what he called the "the excessive burden" placed on Okinawa by the presence of U.S. troops.
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Japan&#39;s navy went on alert Wednesday when an unidentified submarine made a brief incursion into the country&#39;s southern waters near Okinawa.
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Military extends restrictions on troops stationed in Okinawa following uproar over the arrest of a US marine accused of raping 14-year-old girl
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President Bush and Japanese Prime  Minister Junichiro Koizumi agreed on Tuesday to accelerate  talks on ways to ease the U.S. military presence in Japan,  particularly Okinawa, a senior American official said.
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The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa on Wednesday, limiting troops to bases, places or work or off-base housing amid a furor over the arrest of a Marine on suspicion of rape.
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The U.S. military in Okinawa ordered its members and their families on Wednesday to restrict their movements after the arrest last week of a Marine on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl.
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The Pentagon is considering delaying  the departure of some troops in Iraq and speeding the arrival  of others already due to deploy to boost force levels for the  January elections, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
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In a move that could further chill ties  between the two Asian powers, an advisory panel to Japan's  prime minister will say China should be described as a military  threat in a defense review, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported  on Wednesday.
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Japan says it now believes signs of activity around a suspected North Korean missile site are part of routine military drills. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda told reporters Friday that Japan will
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Japan may extend its controversial non-combat troop dispatch to Iraq, a key gesture of support for Washington ahead of a meeting on Tuesday between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and US President George W. Bush.
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Japan is preparing to mobilize troops to  deal with wild animals such as boars, bears and monkeys.
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Japan may keep troops in Iraq for longer than planned, as it seeks support for a UN Security Council seat.
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About 300 women gathered on Japan's  southern island of Okinawa on Tuesday to protest the suspected  rape of a 14-year-old girl there by a U.S. Marine, calling for  U.S. troops to leave, media reported.