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

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

During the Bilateral Aircraft Mishap Functional Training Exercise, U.S. Navy sailors and Japanese emergency responders ...

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

A French Navy frigate is making a port call at a US military base in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The vessel is taking part in a trilateral exercise with Japan and the United States in ...

and emphasize that while Okinawa only accounts for 0.6 percent of Japan’s total land area, it hosts 70 percent of all US military bases in the country, it said. Chinese officials have allegedly ...

In spring 2022, we learned that Okinawa, Japan, would be our next home. I had been a military spouse for seven years, but my husband's medical training had allowed us stability. We lived in New ...

Dozens of United States and Japanese ... is based at Naha Air Base on Okinawa Island. The Naha-based fighter jets scrambled against Chinese military aircraft approaching Japan's airspace frequently.

Anti-base sentiment runs deep in Okinawa, which hosts the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan, due to aircraft noise, pollution and crimes committed by American service members.

The United States has sent at least four ... America's F-35A stealth fighter jets at Kadena Air Base on Japan's Okinawa Island last Monday. Kadena is a U.S. military hub in the region, where ...

China had protested what it called "close-in reconnaissance" of Chinese territory by the U.S. military in the past.