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 ...

NAHA--Okinawa ... bases. According to Tamaki, although Okinawa Prefecture accounts for about 0.6 percent of the nation's land area, it hosts 70.3 percent of all U.S. military facilities in Japan.

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 ...

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 ...

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