It is often called “the world’s most dangerous base” because of the 167 accidents involving Futenma-based aircraft since Okinawa’s return to Japanese sovereignty in 1972.

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, ...

One issue often raised in his talks was the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture to the Henoko district of Nago, also in the prefecture.

The United States has the widest network of military bases in the Asian region as part of its "forward deployment" strategy.

Futenma Marine Air Station, in Okinawa. Political change in Tokyo not only exacerbated contention over Futenma but also delayed Japan's own national defense planning process. U.S.-Japan military ...

Satellite view of the Japan. Cinematic world map animation from outer space to territories. Osprey parked at U.S. Futenma Air Base and a military helicopter taking off Osprey parked at U.S. Futenma ...

CAMP SCHWAB, Okinawa — As California-based Reserve Marines trained in the desert in January to prepare for a six-month deployment to Okinawa, a wildfire crept toward their neighborhoods back home.

TOKYO: Police in Okinawa, Japan, on Thursday said that two US marines are being investigated for suspected rapes, in the most ...

ITOMAN, Japón (AP) — Takamatsu Gushiken enciende una linterna frontal y entra a una cueva escondida en la selva de Okinawa. Pasa suavemente sus dedos por la grava hasta que surgen dos piezas de hueso.

Japanese police are investigating two Marines accused of sexual assault on Okinawa, Japan, according to several news reports and tacit confirmation from the service in which a spokesperson did not ...