The new base will replace the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, also in Okinawa Prefecture. It is being built on reclaimed land off Nago’s Henoko district, and the project has ...

If that's the case, it will disrupt the operation of the new base. A deadlock in the Futenma air base relocation plan would end up leaving the base where it is now as "the world's most dangerous ...

The US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma has been described as the world's most dangerous base. Just three days later, Clinton ordered Secretary of Defense William Perry, who served in Okinawa ...

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

plans to inspect the U.S. marine base have been met with resistance. The recent mayoral election in Okinawa is a step forward for Tokyo, but challenges still remain on the Futenma issue.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the ministry hailed the development as a "major step forward for the full return of Futenma air station," adding it will continue to do its utmost to achieve the base ...

At Kadena, the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed F-16C Fighting Falcons to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan ...

The relocation is intended to address safety and nuisance concerns. But Okinawans want the Futenma air base moved off the island completely and warn the construction would endanger marine life. You ...

Tokyo will suspend construction on a new U.S. air base for one month in order to hold talks with Okinawan officials. Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga, a vocal opponent of the Futenma relocation plan ...

to take over the functions of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, also in the prefecture. The LDP clearly supported the Futenma base relocation plan in its campaign platform ...

The Futenma air station is dubbed the world's most dangerous base. Located in Okinawa's Ginowan City, which has a population of about 100,000, the base occupies the central part of the city.