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U.S., Japan 'equal partners,' Obama says

President Obama stopped in Japan on the first leg of his trip to Asia Friday, stressing that United States and Japan "have been and will continue to be equal partners."

Taiwanese call for souls to come home

Grieving Taiwanese families held roadside memorial services Saturday to honor those killed by Typhoon Morakot.

U.S. professor disappears during Japan volcano hike

Teams 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.

Suspected WWII bomb wounds Okinawa worker

A 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.

70 dead, 700 missing after ferry disaster

Seventy 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.

SI.com: Jim Trotter: Brees walks in his grandfather's foosteps in Okinawa

Drew 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.

Marine pleads guilty in Japan sex crime

A 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.

U.S. Marine guilty of 'wrongful sexual contact' in Japan

A 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.

U.S. Marine charged with rape in Japan

The 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.

CNNMoney: American cancels hundreds of flights

American Airlines said it would cancel nearly 500 flights Tuesday as it again performs detailed inspections of a key aircraft model.

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