http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Okinawa_PrefectureFind stories, videos, and photos about Okinawa Prefecture from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:52:30 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/typhoon.mourning/tztop.survive.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Okinawa_Prefecture14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Okinawa Prefecture from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/typhoon.mourning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/typhoon.mourning/index.html#cnnSTCTextGrieving Taiwanese families held roadside memorial services Saturday to honor those killed by Typhoon Morakot.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/japan.missing.professor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/japan.missing.professor/index.html#cnnSTCTextTeams in southern Japan are searching for an award-winning U.S. poet and college professor who failed to return from a hike to a volcano, his university said Thursday.Fri, 01 May 2009 02:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/japan.wwii.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/japan.wwii.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextA worker was severely injured Wednesday when a bomb, believed to be left over from World War II, went off at a construction site in Okinawa, police said.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/philippines.ferry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/philippines.ferry/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeventy people have been confirmed dead and more than 700 remain missing more than four days after a ferry capsized in a typhoon off the coast of the Philippines, the country's defense minister said Wednesday.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:03:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jim_trotter/05/25/brees.okinawa/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jim_trotter/05/25/brees.okinawa/index.htmlDrew Brees is known for his cool and composure, but the New Orleans Saints' quarterback struggled to control his emotions several months ago while standing on a beach in Okinawa as part of a USO Tour.Sun, 25 May 2008 23:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/japan.marine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/japan.marine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Marine pleaded guilty Friday to abusive sexual contact with a child under 16, bringing to a close a criminal case that stoked outrage in Japan, a Marine spokesman said.Fri, 16 May 2008 09:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/japan.usmarine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/japan.usmarine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Marine accused of raping a 19-year-old Japanese woman last year was found guilty Thursday of "committing wrongful sexual contact and indecent acts," the U.S. military said, but he was acquitted of rape.Fri, 09 May 2008 05:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/japan.usmilitary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/japan.usmilitary/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military in Japan has charged a Marine with rape and other violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice in the alleged sexual assault of 14-year old girl in Okinawa.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/08/news/companies/american_cancellations/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/08/news/companies/american_cancellations/index.htmAmerican Airlines said it would cancel nearly 500 flights Tuesday as it again performs detailed inspections of a key aircraft model.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/26/news/companies/american_boeing/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/26/news/companies/american_boeing/index.htmAmerican Airlines said it canceled hundreds of flights amounting to more than 10% of its schedule for Wednesday as it performs more detailed inspections of a key aircraft model.Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/japan.marines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/japan.marines/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military plans to court-martial four Marines accused of raping a 19-year-old Japanese woman in Hiroshima last year, a military spokesman said on Thursday.Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/29/okinawa.marine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/29/okinawa.marine/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapanese authorities on Friday released an American Marine accused of raping a teenager in Okinawa after the girl dropped the allegations, the U.S. military said.Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/rice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/rice/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Japan on Wednesday on a mission to smooth tensions created by rape allegations against two U.S. service members and to try to jump-start stalled North Korean nuclear talks.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/okinawa.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/okinawa.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military held a "Day of Reflection" on Friday for troops in Japan after allegations that two U.S. service members committed sexual assaults on the southern island of Okinawa.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/okinawa.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/okinawa.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextInvestigators in Japan are investigating a second reported sexual assault connected to the U.S. military, police said Thursday.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/japan.military/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/japan.military/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerican troops and their families stationed in Okinawa have been given new restrictions because of a recent accusation that a 38-year-old U.S. Marine raped a 14-year-old Japanese girl, the U.S. military said. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/13/japan.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/13/japan.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe top U.S. envoy to Japan visited Okinawa on Wednesday as protests spread across the prefecture over the arrest of an American Marine on suspicion of raping a teenage schoolgirl, news services reported.Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/japan.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/japan.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextA high-level American delegation may be headed to Okinawa soon to smooth strained relations with Japan after allegations a U.S. Marine raped a Japanese teenager.Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/japan.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/japan.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Marine based on Okinawa has been detained in connection with the reported rape of a 14-year-old Japanese girl, the island's police force said Monday.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/japan.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/japan.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Marine based on Okinawa has been arrested in connection with the reported rape of a 14-year-old Japanese girl, the island's police force said Monday.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/31/cl.worldly.advice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/31/cl.worldly.advice/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you've vacationed in an international destination, you know that learning about its food is one of the best ways to become familiar with a new culture. But lately, Americans have also taken greater interest in global cuisine because of health benefits attributed to certain styles of eating. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/japan.plane.fire.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/japan.plane.fire.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey made it out with just seconds to spare.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/japan.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/japan.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Taiwanese jetliner burst into flames Monday morning shortly after landing at the Naha airport on the Japanese island of Okinawa, but 165 passengers and crew got off the plane safely, authorities said.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/japan.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/japan.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTextA China Airlines jetliner burst into flames Monday morning at the Naha airport on the Japanese island of Okinawa, and some crew members were reported missing.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/japan.plane.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/japan.plane.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextA plane belonging to Taiwan's China Airlines caught fire soon after landing on Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Monday, but officials said all 165 people on board had escaped safely.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/26/chasinglife.excerpt2/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/26/chasinglife.excerpt2/index.htmlCurrently, most of us reach our physical peak between twenty and thirty and begin a steady decline after that. By seventy, we have lost 40 percent of our maximum breathing capacity, muscle and bone mass have declined, body fat has increased, and sight and hearing have gotten worse. We may want to chase life and live longer, but not at the expense of function, both of mind and body.Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/13/BK.50.is.40/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/13/BK.50.is.40/index.htmlAs we eat, so will we age.Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/japan.crime/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/japan.crime/index.htmlA court in Japan on Friday convicted a U.S. sailor of killing a Japanese woman and sentenced him to life in prison.Fri, 02 Jun 2006 04:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/indonesia.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/indonesia.quake/index.htmlSurvivors of Indonesia's latest earthquake are in desperate need of emergency hospital care and tents for shelter, a presidential spokesman has told CNN.Mon, 29 May 2006 04:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/japan.usmilitary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/japan.usmilitary/index.htmlJapan and the United States have reached an agreement that will clear the way for the departure of thousands of American Marines from Okinawa.Mon, 24 Apr 2006 05:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/19/news/international/livedoor/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/19/news/international/livedoor/index.htmAn executive of a Japanese securities firm involved in takeover deals by the high-profile Internet startup Livedoor has been found dead, police say.Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/japan.usmilitary.slaying/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/japan.usmilitary.slaying/index.htmlThe United States on Saturday handed over a U.S. Navy sailor suspected of killing a Japanese woman to local Japanese authorities, a Navy spokesman said.Sat, 07 Jan 2006 10:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/29/military.okinawa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/29/military.okinawa/index.htmlThe Pentagon has yielded to demands from residents on the Japanese island of Okinawa and committed to cut the number of U.S. Marines in the country by nearly half.Sat, 29 Oct 2005 19:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/28/shields.military/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/28/shields.military/index.htmlWhat is the definition of silence?Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/26/scotus.gun.ownership/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/26/scotus.gun.ownership/index.htmlA Pennsylvania man can keep his gun after the Supreme Court concluded Tuesday that his conviction for crimes overseas did not prevent him from later owning a firearm.Tue, 26 Apr 2005 19:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/tsunami.usfleet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/tsunami.usfleet/index.htmlThe U.S. military says it will double the number of helicopters operating in the tsunami-stricken regions from 46 to more than 90, in a bid to help speed aid to desperate survivors in remote areas.Wed, 05 Jan 2005 03:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/us.japan.military/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/us.japan.military/index.htmlThe United States is considering reducing its military presence in Japan, and is specifically looking at pulling some troops out of Okinawa, the top U.S. military official in the country told CNN Monday.Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/japan.typhoon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/japan.typhoon/index.htmlAt least 18 people have been killed in Japan after tropical storm Meari buffeted the nation, with a dozen missing and 70 others wounded.Thu, 30 Sep 2004 06:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/24/collins/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/24/collins/index.htmlWhen you meet Pennsylvanian Robert Collins, radioman second class United States Navy (ret.) on a visit to the new World War Two Memorial in the nation's capital, you no longer care who was right or wrong in the argument over whether it should have been built on the mall between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.Mon, 24 May 2004 15:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/12/01/354176/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/12/01/354176/index.htmNEW YORK Mon, 01 Dec 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/15/311521/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/15/311521/index.htmOn my 11th birthday, back in 1964, I moved from the North Shore suburbs of Chicago to Lagos, Nigeria. My father ran a project there to spur industrial develop-ment. In my two years in Africa's most...Mon, 15 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/11/06/72697/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/11/06/72697/index.htmAround the time Max Chapman Jr. was born, his father was fighting at Guadalcanal and later Okinawa. Now this son of a career Marine, himself a onetime leatherneck, has been recruited to lead the Ja...Mon, 06 Nov 1989 05:01:00 EST