U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule
The American base on Okinawa has relocated 105 Marines. But an agreement to move 9,000 in total is colliding with the ...
US Marines start to leave Japan: Redeployment agreed to in a deal signed 12 years ago
This is the first time the Marines cut their head count on Okinawa as part of a deal between Washington and Tokyo to shrink ...
Okinawa, a Small Island Caught Between Big Powers
Residents of the Japanese island see U.S. bases as a legacy of war and colonialism, but younger generations also worry about ...
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Study finds high PFAS levels near Okinawa air base, raising contamination concerns
Researchers found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in seawater offshore Okinawa in 2023, suggesting this ...
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2 DODEA students involved in fatal vehicle accident on Okinawa air base
The Department of Defense Education Activity has released few details about the accidental death this week of a Kadena High ...
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U.S. Marine accused of sexual assault in Okinawa
Okinawa is Japan's southernmost island and is home ... which prompted a protest by about 2,000 at the Marine Corps base in central Okinawa. The protesters wanted U.S. military bases removed ...
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Nothing has changed in Okinawa in 50 years, many say
GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture--Kiyoko Tokashiki recalls braving the pouring rain in a park in 1972 to protest the reversion of Okinawa to Japan while U.S. military bases ... the U.S. Marine Corps ...