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

A construction vessel spilled oil at the site of a future Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa over the weekend.

The commandant of the Marine Corps expressed concern Wednesday over a U.S. agreement with the Japanese government that requires the service to move thousands of its troops off of Okinawa.

On Nov. 11, a Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine passed through the Soya Strait, which separates Japan’s northernmost main ...

The redeployment of U.S. forces to Guam and other locations has already been met with sharp criticism from Marine Corps officials, notably Commandant General Eric Smith.

The U.S. Marines said water contaminated with perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) was released into the sewage system from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan. According to Okinawa ...

While Okinawa makes up 0.6% of Japan’s total landmass, it hosts 70.3% of Japan’s U.S. military facilities. “We are reaching a major milestone, and this is a very important project” said ...

Dozens of U.S. and Japanese military aircraft held training around Okinawa Island in the Western Pacific Ocean.

In 2012, the U.S. announced a plan to relocate 9,000 Marines from Okinawa, where military bases are seen as a burden. Residents have complained about pollution, noise, and helicopter-related ...

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

Less than 750 kilometres from Taiwan and home to nearly 30,000 US troops, the Japanese islands of Okinawa would play a pivotal role should Beijing order the invasion of Taiwan.