AP - About 20 people have been injured by turbulence aboard a United Airlines plane flying from Washington, D.C., to Japan.

Reuters - More than 20 people were injured when a United Airlines flight from Washington to Tokyo hit turbulence on Saturday, an airport police official said.

AP - The U.S. troop presence on Okinawa should not be seen as a burden but as a benefit, a senior Marine Corps general said Friday, despite calls from some Japanese leaders to move a major American base off the crowded southern Japan island.

AFP - The Japanese auto industry suffered a fresh blow to its reputation Thursday as the transport ministry announced the recall of 4,000 Isuzu trucks, after Toyota said it was checking a fault with its top model.

Reuters - The top U.S. Marine in the Pacific said on Friday that his forces needed to be based on the southern island of Okinawa for strategic reasons, as Tokyo struggles to resolve a dispute with Washington over relocating a base.