http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us 49 A thousand members of Japan's security force are preparing to take part in joint drills with US Marines...General Shigeru Iwasaki, chief of Japan's defence staff, said that changing the name of the country's Self Defence Forces would free it... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14795753-japanese-forces-name-and-role-to-change political-news Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:40:21 -0700 Annette Mixson Standing just 4-feet 11-inches, Annette Mixson was pluck personified. Widowed young, she obtained a college education while working and raising two children. When she remarried, she channeled her innate fortitude to help her navy captain husband in his... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14749187-annette-mixson-74-supported-navy-wives-helped-bring-midway-to-san-diego political-news Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:19:38 -0700 Plans to expand the American naval presence in the Pacific with new ships and hi-tech weaponry will go ahead despite steep budget cuts, the U.S...Admiral Jonathan Greenert told AFP in an interview he will seek to reassure partners during a... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14564524-politics-us-naval-shift-to-asia-on-track-despite-budget-cuts-admiral political-news Tue, 07 May 2013 15:41:05 -0700 He wasn't the best foreigner to ever play in Japanese baseball, but Brad The Animal Lesley was surely one of the most colorful and unforgettable characters to ever put on the uniform of a Central or Pacific League team. The... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14544648-antics-of-animal-hard-to-forget-more-than-25-years-later sports-news Sat, 04 May 2013 09:18:25 -0700 AN Australian warship is about to join a US aircraft carrier strike group in Japan, amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula...Sydney would have a role to play in a conflict if that happened. He said the fact the frigate... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14486658-hmas-sydney-joins-korean-tensions political-news Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:32:11 -0700 After the forces of nature have battered the nation of Japan earlier this year with a tsunami, an earthquake, and leaking nuclear reactors, you would assume that the people of Japan deserve as much respite as possible from natural disasters.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9743026-tropical-storm-hits-japan technology-news Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:31:41 -0700 by Attie Poirier, Red Cross Volunteer American Red Cross Youth Leader Emily Stith is a junior at Nile C. Kinnick High School at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan. She hopes sharing her experience will encourage others to lend a... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8620100-red-cross-chat humanitarian-news Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:59:40 -0700 The death toll from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami will top 15,000 in Miyagi Prefecture alone, the local police chief said Sunday, while the Self-Defense Forces, police and firefighters continued their relief work for Day 10. More than 360,000... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8528800-death-toll-to-top-15000-in-quakehit-miyagi-alone disasters-news Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:58:51 -0700 17, 000 U.S. Sailors and Marines are on 14 ships off the Japan waters. Global Hawk drones and U-2 reconnaissance planes are being flown by Airmen for search and rescue, and to assess the damage. The operation has, so far,... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8510809-breaking-us-troops-struggling-in-relief-efforts-due-to-radiation-and-weather disasters-news Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:11:26 -0700