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Ishigaki locals memorialize U.S. Aircrew lives lost in WWII
ISHIGAKI, Japan – During World War II, the start of a devastating event unfolded in the skies above Ishigaki. On August 15, 1945, as the war was coming to an end, three United States Navy airmen, Lt. Vernon L. Tebo, 1st Class Robert Tuggle Jr., and 1st Class Warren H. Loyd, found themselves engaged in aerial combat and shot down by Japanese Imperial Forces.
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Hiroshima locals criticize U.S. lawmaker over A-bomb remark about Gaza
A group in Hiroshima opposed to nuclear weapons on Wednesday criticized a U.S. lawmaker's remarks on the use of an atomic bomb as a metaphor describing a way to end the prolonged conflict in the Gaza Strip. The Hiroshima Congress against A- and H-Bombs sent a letter to Republican congressman
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Philippine president says he won't give U.S. access to more local military bases
The Philippine president said Monday his administration has no plan to give the United States access to more Philippine military bases and stressed that the American military's presence in several camps and sites so far was sparked by China’s aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea. President Ferdinand Marcos