The Japanese and U.S. governments must accelerate efforts to ensure that the burden on Okinawa Prefecture, where many U.S.

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

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

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

Residents of recently renovated homes at Kadena Air Base must find new housing by the end of February due to “potential ...

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

In 2012, the US said it would redeploy 9,000 Marines from the island where communities complain bases are an unfair burden.

Tokyo and Washington agreed in 2012 to relocate about 9,000 of the 19,000 Marines stationed on Okinawa, including 4,000 to ...

The US Marines' relocation from Okinawa to Guam began, aligning with a 2012 agreement between Japan and the US. This move ...

U.S. Marines have begun a partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their ...

As regional tensions escalate, particularly concerning the Taiwan Strait, discussions of Okinawa often fall prey to ...

Many Okinawans have long complained about the heavy U.S. military presence on the island, and say Okinawa faces noise ... belonging to the Kadena Air Base was convicted of the kidnapping and ...