The American base on Okinawa has relocated 105 Marines. But an agreement to move 9,000 in total is colliding with the ...

Residents of the Japanese island see U.S. bases as a legacy of war and colonialism, but younger generations also worry about ...

Pending repairs to the island airfield, the Air Force’s 18th Wing since December 2023 has made its training drops about once ...

Researchers found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in seawater offshore Okinawa in 2023, suggesting this ...

Diving tourism in Japan is booming, with hotspots like Okinawa, the Iriomote Islands, and Ogasawara Islands offering crystal-clear waters, vibrant coral reefs, and rich marine life. Efforts to ...

The director behind 'Friday Night Lights' and 'American Primeval' talks about the creative process that takes him from ...

(Mainichi/Nozomu Takeuchi) NAHA (Kyodo) -- A U.S. Marine was ... Anti-base sentiment runs deep in Okinawa, which hosts the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan, due to aircraft noise ...

A group of lawmakers sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting that he looks into the higher rental costs faced by service members’ families.

Beijing is believed to be sowing divisions in Japan’s Okinawa ... the US’ military bases in Okinawa are its closest to Taiwan and are key to the defense of the first island chain. In particular, the ...

Japan and the United States are arranging a late March meeting in Japan between Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S.