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 ...

More than 100 homes on Kadena Air Base on Okinawa will be inspected after spalling concrete was discovered in several ...

The US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma has been described as the world's most dangerous base. Just three days later, Clinton ordered Secretary of Defense William Perry, who served in Okinawa ...

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

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.

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 ...

The burden of hosting U.S. military bases continues to be a serious issue for Okinawa ... relocation of a U.S. base. Tokyo will suspend construction on a new U.S. air base for one month in ...

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

A 33-year-old man who works in Ginowan, where the Futenma air ... the base issue, and other things are not getting done,” he said. He said he hopes the assembly will take advantage of Okinawa ...

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