The new base will replace the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, also in Okinawa Prefecture. It is being built on reclaimed land off Nago’s Henoko district, and the project has ...

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki criticized the ... it will disrupt the operation of the new base. A deadlock in the Futenma air base relocation plan would end up leaving the base where it is now as ...

Okinawa’s proximity to Taiwan— less than 700 kilometers (435 miles) away— makes it an important location for US military ...

In addition to the transfer of marines to Guam, a new US air base is also being built near Nago City, a less populated area ...

About 100 U.S. Marines in Okinawa are relocating to Guam, marking a key step in the U.S.-Japan force realignment plan.

plans to inspect the U.S. marine base have been met with resistance. The recent mayoral election in Okinawa is a step forward for Tokyo, but challenges still remain on the Futenma issue.

Japan's defense minister has briefed the mayor of Nago City in Okinawa Prefecture on the start of the relocation of US Marines based in the prefecture to Guam as part of the government's effort to ...

NAHA--In the first meeting of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, both sides remained far apart ...

The transfer of U.S. Marine Corps troops from Okinawa to Guam has begun, under an agreement reached more than a decade ago as ...

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — The 18th Wing is prepared to use its incoming fleet of multirole fighters to counter China as it ...