2 dead after 2 boats carrying students capsize off U.S. base construction site in southern Japan Mar 16, 2026 · Mari Yamaguchi · washingtontimes.com read more » Two boats carrying 21 people capsized Monday off Henoko, a controversial relocation site for a U.S. military base off Japan's southern island of Okinawa, throwing all into the water and leaving two of them dead, officials said. Read more »