USF underwater test explosions around Japan were routine

The U.S. Navy 7th Fleet has carried out underwater test explosions within Japan's exclusive economic zones almost every month during the past two years. Koizumi Chikashi of the Japanese Communist Party revealed this at the Upper House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense meeting on November 21.

The latest underwater test explosion with mines by U.S. forces took place in the zones off Oki Island in the Sea of Japan and off Kagoshima Prefecture in the Pacific. They conducted eleven tests this year and nine last year.

According to the Coast Guard's data, most of the tests in the past two years were carried out at exercise zones off Kagoshima and surrounding Okinawa, plus two areas in the Sea of Japan and one near Ogasawara-jima Island.

The Coast Guard explained to Koizumi that the test zone covered by navigation alarm by the U.S. Forces at first included part of Japan's territorial waters, but that it was deleted after the agency made inquiries about this.

The U.S. forces unilaterally established test explosion zones and issued navigation warnings, and carried out the exercises without informing Japan's Foreign Ministry.

Emphasizing that fishermen operating in and around the zones and related local governments are strongly worried about the danger of the tests. Koizumi demanded that the government take a tougher position on this issue.

Foreign Minister Kawaguchi Yoriko answered that the government would make representations to the U.S. Forces so that information on the tests will be given to Japan in advance. (end)

http://www.japan-press.co.jp/2311/usf.html

Give informations on the test in advance? Hell they shouldn be allowed to test near japan at all. Let them blow up things around their fu-king country.

First, I cant find this news anywhere else. This must be another dream story made by your favorite news site. LOL!

Ogumo, blame the Japan government. Japan government welcomes the US in Japan, why you keep blaming the US?

The military has to test out how certain enviorments will affect combat,so they train in different waters with different wepons thats how soldiers are prepared when real combat happens.

It is common knowledge that america tests its weapons off of the coast of japan. Everyone knows this huaren. Of course in your eyes americans can do not wrong. As long as they are not doing it to chinese.



Perhaps you should fu-king read my statement. I did blame japan for that one. It is them that allow the americans do to this.

Watch the language...

Your hatred of the U.S. is getting out of hand...

Of course, no one is perfect...

Of course I hate the U.S. Government and President Bush, but what can I do? Nothing, except wait for the election in November...

Watch the language...

I will talk to a racist in anyway that I please unless the moderation says otherwise. Perhaps you should tell him to end his "j@p" comments. Then I will consider it.

But aren't you sort of like a racist yourself? All of the topics you have created has to do with ANTI-US...

Of course, he should know better to watch the language... But aren't you angering him with all these topics?

Not at all.



Most arent "anti us". Many are simply information on crimes and things that the american military are doing to japan. Some of the comments that I add in are anti u.s. however. Even so "Anti U.S.A." topics have nothing to do with race.



He has nothing to be angry about. If he is angry about me posting topics about crimes being commited in japan and various other deeds the americans are doing there. Then am I supposed to stop just because of him? If he doesnt like it he doesnt have to read it. It is that simple.

Everyone know it? Why I cant find it at other news site? Perhaps Ogumo can find it for me.


So shut up and stop blaming on America. It is your Kozumi who welcome the US in Japan. And watch your language you evil slut.


You are a retard, the word “j@p” is used widely and it is a non offensive word. I still don’t understand why you consider this word as offensive. Even American movie used in widely.


Yeah right, saying “I hope that Japan rather be a bad guy” is not racist. What an evil slut.


You blame everything on the U.S I say it again, stop posting your junk anti US news, because it is Japan who welcome US occupation. Moreover, we cant really trust that Japan-press news site.


No one call you to stop just because of me, you can post what ever you want it is your freedom. And I also have the freedom to protest. Understand?

No one call you to stop just because of me, you can post what ever you want it is your freedom. And I also have the freedom to protest. Understand?

Then protest with your nonesense all you like. Because I am no where near finished.

Just remember that I am watching you @$$. LOL!

huaren, you do have to understand that japanese and american media would offer their own perspective. They selectively choose what they want to show, so what they aire on japanese news probably wouldn't be aired in american news, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen just that the relevance of the event is more important to the japanese then to the americans.

Race - a family, tribe, people, or nation belonging to the same stock / a class or kind of people unified by community of interests, habits, or characteristics

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huaren's calling you names... And you accuse him of being a racist...
And he's angry because of your posts... One would read what other posts up...

You're calling huaren names... And yet you wouldn't call youself a racist because of what you're posting up about U.S.

I don't get it... To me, what you're doing would be consider racism in a way...

Otherwise, I understand that you want the U.S. to leave... But hey, our President is not that very smart... I just read that he got into Yale with low grades... And that he enter Harvard doing the same thing... He had someone help him regain Florida... Re-running for president is not a good thing for him...

the us has tested nukes in their own country and your concerned about an explosion.

huaren, last and final warning, NO PERSONAL ATTACKS IN THREADS

I don't give a damn what americans want to blow up in THEIR OWN COUNTRY. If they want to set nukes off in the U.S.A. Be my guest. It is none of my concern. What they do within their boarders.

Siu Wai:

You are reletively new. So let me explain something here.



He can be angry all he wants. It is none of my concern. If it angers him so much he shouldn't read. Not my problem



I simply sick of huarens attempts to slander japan. This is also correct about me not considering myself a racist against america.




Alright. Tell me how and why exactly?



Indeed this correct. Anyway we all knew bush was a little slow from the begining. That information does not surprise me.

Read my above post again Ogumo, I am not angry I am stating the truth in this discussion. Remember this is a public forum, you should expect reply when you made a thread.

]%&%#@@No one is trying to attempts to slander Japan Ogumo. You are being paranoid.

Saying that these events are not happening infers that the japanese people are liars about the situation. This is slander.

Huaren, I can't help but feeling the same way as Ogumo on this one. After every single post Ogumo has, you question his sources. It sort of makes sense because he always uses the same source but these articles can easily be confirmed. The other day I confirmed the crimes committed by American soldiers in Okinawa. To Japanese people, these are common sense sort of things. In America or other countries, the events that take place in Japan is not important and is little known. Americans have been taking advantage of Japan very much and the people want America out. But leaders have no choice but appeasing Americans because of America's political and military power.

Another thing, I don't understand why you trust CNN and BBC but you don't trust Ogumo's source. How do you know that CNN and BBC are telling the truth. American news chooses their information as well. For example, you never hear about the number of Iraqis killed in Iraq in US news, ever. This is just the tip of the iceberg of American slanting of news.

If questioning the legitimacy of a source is a last ditch effort that you are making, it is futile and perhaps you should try to come up with a different argument.