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

The United States and Japan agreed in 2012 to relocate about 9,000 Marines from Okinawa to other locations in the Pacific.

[Reuters] Public sentiment toward U.S. military bases on the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa appears to be changing, amid growing tensions with China and the shock of Russia's 2022 invasion ...

Japanese prosecutors on Okinawa will not pursue charges against a U.S. Marine accused of sexually assaulting and injuring a woman in November, a spokesman said Friday. The Naha Public Prosecutors ...

Recently, the military has built new bases and expanded Africa-focused operations ... Since 1995, anti-base protests have escalated in Okinawa, where there are still more than 30 bases.

After WWII, most of Okinawa’s population were placed in internment camps, and the U.S. seized swathes of land and built military bases. While America’s occupation of Japan ended in 1951 ...

Chinese state media tends to highlight crimes committed by US military personnel stationed in the region, and emphasize that ...

Tensions rise as Beijing stokes Okinawa independence movement with propaganda and diplomatic outreach for potential Taiwan ...

The protesters wanted U.S. military bases removed from Okinawa. Trump, Netanyahu to meet amid next steps in Gaza cease-fire and hostage release pact Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...