The name of the planned facility was changed from “international” to “Okinawa” health medical center. The closure and return of the Futenma air station has long been delayed due to local ...

However, there was no sign of compromise between the two sides amid the ongoing conflict over the relocation plan of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, located in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture ...

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 ...

Human bones discovered more than a year ago at a Marine Corps base on Okinawa belong to a local man who went missing in 2018, ...

Hayashi said that the government will make utmost efforts to ensure the full return of the land where the Futenma air station is currently located, and to reduce Okinawa's burden. He also added ...

Denny Tamaki’s opposition to the U.S. military presence in Okinawa adds a new chapter to the Futenma relocation dispute.

Tokyo will suspend construction on a new U.S. air base for one month in order to hold talks with Okinawan officials. Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga, a vocal opponent of the Futenma relocation plan ...

Japanese police arrested two U.S. service members on Okinawa over the weekend in separate incidents — one on suspicion of breaking into a retirement home and the other of assaulting a Japanese man.

The U.S. Marine Corps scaled back its number of MV-22 Ospreys from 24 to 20 on Okinawa, Japan ... 262 and 265 based at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, were among those cut.

Sign up to receive free daily think pieces from leading analysts or our weekly digest, that includes our editorial and a collection of recent articles in brief.