By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press, Aug 26, 10:59 AM EDT TOKYO (AP) -- The amount of radioactive cesium that has leaked from a tsunami-hit nuclear plant is about equal to 168 of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World War II, Japan's nuclear agency said Friday. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency supplied the estimate at a parliament ...

Aug 24, 8:35 AM EDT TOKYO (AP) -- Japan says it has protested to China after two Chinese patrol boats entered waters near islands in the East China Sea claimed by both countries. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says two Chinese vessels entered Japanese waters off the islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China early Wednesday. He says the boa ...

By TOMOKO A. HOSAKA Associated Press, Aug 23, 6:55 AM EDT TOKYO (AP) -- Fugitive former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra defended his controversial visit to Japan on Tuesday, saying he wants to support the disaster-stricken country that helped his own people recover from a massive tsunami in 2004. "I feel like I'm attached to what's happening there,&quo ...

By MILES EDELSTEN Associated Press, Aug 23, 6:32 AM EDT SENDAI, Japan (AP) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised the resolve of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami and reaffirmed the two countries' alliance as vital for regional peace and prosperity. In a speech at Sendai's airport, which American military personn ...

Inaugural community competition stresses fun, outdoor fitness By Dustin Perry, Torii Editor Promoting fitness and teamwork among adults and children in the community was the main intent of Camp Zama’s inaugural Family Olympics event, held Saturday at Trojan Field here. Three teams representing the installation’s Child Development Centers, School Age ...

By Tetsuo Nakahara, Torii Staff In addition to singing, dancing and playing, children who attended Camp Zama’s weeklong Vacation Bible School also strengthened their spirituality during the event, held here Aug. 8 through Friday. VBS is hosted annually at Camp Zama Religious Education Center. The program is free and organized and run by both voluntee ...

By Myra M. Dizon, AAFES Public Affairs On the heels of its 116th anniversary, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service is once again joining forces with Marvel Comics to distribute free, military-exclusive comic books at Exchanges around the world, including here at Camp Zama. The 11th issue in the Exchange/Marvel series, titled “The First Avenger,” r ...

DPW Environmental & Energy Div., Special to the Torii U.S. Army Garrison - Japan is exceeding the 15 percent peak electricity demand reduction requirement. During these extraordinary times, please do your part to conserve energy and educate others. In the event the baseline peak electrical demand is exceeded, the Directorate of Public Works may have to ...