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A reclamation work is resumed at a construction site off Henoko in Nago, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.

Japan resumes landfill work at new US military site on Okinawa

The site for the base on the eastern coast of Okinawa has been at the center of a dispute between the government in Tokyo and the local authorities.

4 months ago

Okinawa governor again sues Japan to halt building of Marine runway

The latest lawsuit is part of a winding legal battle to fight the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.

By Irene Loewenson

19 months ago

Corps reinstates tougher restrictions on Okinawa as COVID-19 returns to the Japanese island

The new restrictions also apply to dependents, contractors and other U.S. employees for Marine Forces Japan.

By Philip Athey

4 years ago

2 Marine installations in Japan lock down as COVID-19 returns to Okinawa

A day after Futenma issued its shelter-in-place order a Japanese man who lives near the airfield tested positive for the potentially deadly virus.

By Philip Athey

4 years ago

Okinawa-based CH-53 squadron commander sacked

HMH-466 is currently based out of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa on a Unit Deployment Program.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

Best pics of the week: March 1, 2020

Drinking snake blood at Exercise Cobra Gold, freestyle drill routines, the agreement that may result in all foreign troops leaving Afghanistan, and more of this week's best military photos.

4 years ago

Okinawa governor renews demand to stop Marine Corps’ Futenma base relocation plan

Okinawa's Gov. Denny Tamaki renewed demands Thursday that Japan's central government halt construction of a U.S. Marine Corps base being relocated to a less-crowded area of the southern Japanese island despite vehement local opposition.

4 years ago

Top US Marine acknowledges worries on Japan-Korean ties

Gen. David Berger, the new U.S. Marines commandant, acknowledged Wednesday that he is concerned about deteriorating relations between Japan and South Korea, both key regional allies, but expressed hopes politicians would work out a resolution.

5 years ago

Marine pilots lack airspace, ordnance to realistically train for a near-peer Pacific fight, watchdog says

Outdated ranges and old technology are no match for up-to-date aircraft with complex missions.

5 years ago

US military IDs sailor who allegedly killed Japanese woman; Marine commander asks for quiet mourning

A Marine commander in Japan has asked troops in Okinawa to keep a low profile to show respect after a sailor allegedly stabbed a Japanese woman and then killed himself.

5 years ago

Japan: Sailor kills woman, self in Okinawa

U.S. Forces Japan said the Naval Criminal Investigative Service was working with local police to look into the deaths of a U.S. Navy sailor assigned to a Marine unit and an Okinawa resident.

5 years ago

Why Okinawa’s governor says US Marine air base should move after referendum rejection

The governor of Okinawa in southern Japan pushed Friday for three-way talks involving his prefecture, the central government and the U.S. on what steps to take following a referendum that rejected a relocation plan for an American military base.

5 years ago