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At one Japanese air base, they take to the streets. A base spokesperson told CNN putting warplanes on a roadway rather than a runway is something that’s practiced so it can be done quickly. “It took 15 to 20 minutes to move 12 fighter jets thanks to normal-time evacuation drills,” the spokesperson said. Aircraft tugs pulled the fighter jets on to a road at Naha Air Base on Okinawa to be sure they were not damaged in a possible tsunami. Naha Air BaseThe F-15J, a variant of the US-designed F-15, is the “mainstay” of Japan’s air force, according to the country’s Defense Ministry.
Persons: Nature, that’s, CNN’s Wayne Chang Organizations: CNN — Fighter, Japan, Self, Defense, Air Base, CNN, Aircraft, Naha Air Base, country’s Defense Ministry, Taiwan’s Defense Locations: Taiwan, Okinawa, Naha Airport, Naha
A Japanese children’s book called “I Want a Big Tree” sparked the dream of having a treehouse one day. A family affair“I didn’t get much support initially when I had this [treehouse] idea,” Kikugawa says. Now we are working together through this sustainable treehouse resort to protect it and send a message to others on its values.”The rustic view from one of Treeful's rooms. Building a treehouse, building a legacySeven years after Kikugawa started building a treehouse, the resort opened in 2021. Treeful Treehouse Sustainable Resort, 578, Genka, Nago City, Okinawa, 905-1141, Japan.
Persons: Satoru Kikugawa, Kikugawa, , ” Kikugawa, Maha, Donna Organizations: CNN, Inc, YouTube, University of Miami, CNN Travel, Guinness World Records, USAID Locations: Tokyo, Borneo, Okinawa prefecture, Okinawa, Costa Rica, , Japan, Cambodian, Phnom, Siem Reap, It’s, Cambodia, OKA, Genkawa, Nago City
A screengrab from a handout video shows an aftermath of a typhoon along a street in Nakagami, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan August 3, 2023. TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Typhoon Khanun barely moved on Friday in the East China Sea, with predictions that it will approach Japan's Okinawa islands again, raising fears of sustained damage in areas already battered by heavy rain and strong winds over the past two days. In northern Taiwan, land warnings were lifted on Friday and businesses and schools that were shut on Thursday due to the typhoon reopened. In the capital Taipei, more than 200 trees and street signs were downed, but no major damage was reported. Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama in Tokyo; Additional reporting by Yimou Lee in Taipei; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Khanun, Satoshi Sugiyama, Yimou Lee, Sonali Paul Organizations: Yuma Nagahama, REUTERS, TOKYO, Japan Meteorological Agency, Okinawa Electric, Naha Airport, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Nakagami, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, Yuma, Handout, East China, Okinawa, Okinawa's Miyako, Japan's, Naha, Taiwan, Taipei, Tokyo
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