The Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement does not allow U.S. military police to detain civilians outside U.S. bases.

PFAS have been found in nearby rivers and other sites, raising concerns about potential effects on drinking water.

U.S. Forces Japan acknowledged that military police made a “mistake” when they detained an American civilian in Okinawa city.

Work has been paused on a new Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa for more than a month, but the construction schedule will not be affected, according to Japan’s Ministry of Defense. Six vessels ...

The United States for the first time explained its refusal to let Okinawa authorities investigate cancer-causing compounds ...

The Chinese Navy’s aircraft carrier Liaoning, accompanied by three destroyers, has been conducting overt military demonstrations for six consecutive days near Okinawa, Japan, moving in an "S-shaped" ...

The governor of Okinawa decried reported crimes and alleged sexual assaults by American service members on the island and a lack of transparency from the military during a visit to the U.S. on Tuesday ...

OKINAWA, Japan — President Biden and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss upgrades to the two countries' alliance that are being felt on this island, which hosts some 70% of U.S ...

How long does the government intend to continue with the process of ignoring opposing views and accumulating fait accompli? The Defense Ministry began land reclamation of Oura Bay in the northern side ...

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, load CH-53E Super Stallions with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing during Castaway 21.1 on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, March 16, 2021. U.S ...

An elderly man visits a height near the U.S. Marine Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan Sunday, May 15, 2022. (Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO — Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Sunday urged Japan ...

As with Taiwan, it treats any other sovereignty as non-existent. Many of the islands around Okinawa were independent kingdoms ...