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

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

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

U.S. Marines in Okinawa Prefecture have begun moving to Guam under an agreement Tokyo originally reached 18 years ago with ...

Nakatani emphasized the central government’s efforts to reduce Okinawa’s base burden ... the U.S. Osprey at Marine Corps Futenma air station resumed flights. Tamaki criticized the order ...

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

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 ...

This photo taken on Dec. 14, 2024, shows the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture ... plan to move the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from the residential district ...

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 ...