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The members of Japanese Coast Guard carry the debris which are believed to be from the crashed U.S. military Osprey aircraft, at a port in Yakushima, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Japanese and American military divers have spotted what could be the remains of a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan and several of the six crewmembers who are still missing, local media reported Monday.(Kyodo News via AP)

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Divers have found wreckage, 5 remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, US Air Force says
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Mon,12/04/23-3:25AM , 117 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and the remains of five crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan, the Air Force announced Monday.
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A Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force minesweeper searches in the waters where a U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashed, off Yakushima, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Japan suspended flights by its Osprey aircraft Thursday, officials said, the day after the U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission. (Kyodo News via AP)

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Japan expresses concern about Ospreys continuing to fly as some crash details emerge
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Fri,12/01/23-3:22AM , 152 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's top government spokesperson expressed concern Friday that the U.S. military is continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country without providing adequate information about Wednesday's fatal crash.
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Lawyers of a claimant, Kazuyuki Minami, left, and Masafumi Yoshida, right, speak to media after the ruling of the Supreme Court Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in Tokyo. Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to have sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Japan’s top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Wed,10/25/23-12:22AM , 85 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional, a landmark verdict welcomed by advocates as a sign of growing acceptance of LGBTQ+ rights.
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Japan's Education Minister Masahito Moriyama speaks at a press conference in Tokyo Friday. Oct. 13, 2023. Japan’s government asked a court Friday to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after an Education Ministry investigation concluded the group for decades has systematically manipulated its followers into donating money, sowing fear and harming their families. (Kyodo News via AP)

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Japan's government asks a court to revoke the legal religious status of the Unification Church
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Thu,10/12/23-10:42PM , 46 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government asked a court Friday to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after an Education Ministry investigation concluded the group for decades has systematically manipulated its follower
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