The burden of hosting U.S. military bases continues to be a serious issue for Okinawa, even half a century after its return to Japan. Fifty years after Okinawa was returned to Japan’s control ...

US Marine Corps MV ... Air Station in Ginowan on Japan's southernmost island of Okinawa, March 24, 2018. [Reuters] Public sentiment toward U.S. military bases on the southern Japanese islands ...

Tamaki plans to ask the Japanese and U.S. governments to downsize the U.S. military bases in the prefecture to reach the numerical goal. The governor's statement marks the first time that Okinawa ...

The burden of hosting U.S. military bases continues to be a serious issue for Okinawa, even half a century after its return to Japan. Author Jon Mitchell discusses the environmental contamination ...

The US military decided to relocate its bases from the mainland to Okinawa. The move succeeded in ridding people in mainland Japan of frustration with the US military, but forced the people of ...

A wide gap exists between Okinawa Prefecture and the rest of Japan on whether the southern island prefecture should continue to host the bulk of U.S. military bases in Japan, surveys showed.

but bases in Japan finished early. Teams incinerated the harmful foam at licensed facilities near Yokota Air Base in Tokyo and two locations in Okinawa. The military replaced old foams with newer ...

NHK World investigates how the MLR will make an impact, and what it means for Japan, especially Okinawa ... the US military does not have that many tactical bases," he says.

The southern island of Okinawa ... US military banned all soldiers stationed in Japan from drinking alcohol. In 2016, the murder of a woman was linked to an ex-Marine employed at one of the bases ...