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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, May 15

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Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Okinawa's reversion to Japan from U.S. military rule on Monday described the continued presence of U.S. military bases on the island as "the biggest impediment to development."

In a statement to mark the occasion, Onaga said that even after the reversion "Okinawa continues to suffer from incidents and accidents linked to U.S. bases, environmental and other concerns," adding that the bases are the "biggest impediment to development" in his prefecture. (Japan-U.S. military base)

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TOKYO -- A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) plane with four crew members on board disappeared from radar on Monday morning in the southern part of Hokkaido, in Japan's northernmost prefecture, the defense ministry said.

There were four crew male members on board the plane when it lost contact with a ground controller at around 11:50 a.m. local time. The four members included a pilot, a backup pilot and two mechanics, the ministry said. (Japam-Plane-Missing)

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SYDNEY -- An Australian Conservation Group announced on Monday that it is putting the finishing touches on the world's first 3D virtual reality tree-kangaroo, in order to raise awareness about the intriguing animal. (Australia-Tree-Kangaroo-VR)

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TOKYO -- Hitachi Ltd. said Monday that some of its computer systems were infected by the ransomware virus that struck hundreds of businesses and organization globally over the weekend. (Japan-Hitachi-Ransomware virus) Enditem