U.S. military installations on Okinawa moved ships and aircraft, secured facilities and prepared as Typhoon Saudel approached ...

NAHA--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki has no more legal cards to play in the prefecture's long-running battle to stop the ...

Incumbent Governor Denny Tamaki is known for his staunch anti-U.S. base sentiment. His re-election bid will ripple through ...

NAHA—Candidates backed by a Liberal Democratic Party-led force secured a majority in the Okinawa prefectural assembly, ...

A joint declaration of environmental groups has urged the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America to complete environmental impact assessments on US military facilities ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Okinawa authorities and U.S. military leaders have met for a second time to review the progress of cooperative measures over the past year to stem criminal behavior by U.S.

Okinawa is home to a large portion of the U.S. military presence in Japan, with over 70% of American bases concentrated on one island. While Japan has dozens of prefectures, this small region carries ...

For decades, residents of Japan’s Okinawa have strongly opposed the US military bases that dot the region but a subtle shift is under way – Copyright South Korean ...

Thirty years have passed since Japan and the United States agreed to fully return the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, to local control. Yet the base remains, and ...