May 2, 2025

Japan Press Weekly No. 3407

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/

IN THIS ISSUE

Drastic overhaul of SOFA & reduction of US bases needed to help prevent crimes by US soldiers

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15722

It was discovered that U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa were successively sent to prosecutors on suspicion of sexually assaulting and inflicting injury on women in January and March of this year, respectively.

Public infrastructure building for Expo was with view of post-Expo casino resort in mind

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15723

Following the completion of public infrastructure development for Expo 2025 on Yumeshima Island in Osaka Bay, the full-scale construction of a casino-centric integrated resort (IR) began, next to the Expo site.

High homeownership rate and poor tenant-protection measures in Japan LDP's fault

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15724

The ratio of owner-occupied houses to the total in Japan is 61.2%. The rate is about twice that of the United Kingdom and Germany, and nearly three times that of the United States.

POLITICS

'No' to increase in US rice imports

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15725

Agriculture Ministry to Nouminren expresses its willingness to resist tariff pressure from Trump administration

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15726

Can Japan, with 130 US military bases and facilities on its land, be considered independent nation?

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15727

US FORCES

Drastic overhaul of SOFA & reduction of US bases needed to help prevent crimes by US soldiers

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15722

JCP EC Chair Tamura: Japanese gov't should protest against US Marines'

sexual assaults against women in Okinawa

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15728

US Osprey makes 'precautionary' landing at civil airport on Amami-Oshima Island

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15729

US military jet stays at civil airport for over a month after making 'precautionary" landing https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15730

SOCIAL ISSUE

High homeownership rate and poor tenant-protection measures in Japan, LDP's fault

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15724

JCP Tatsum urges METI to instruct Expo 2025 association to issue media pass to Akahata

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15731

Public infrastructure building for Expo was with view of post-Expo casino resort in mind

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15723

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