Kiyoko Tokashiki recalls braving the pouring rain in a park in 1972 to protest the reversion of Okinawa to Japan while U.S.

NAHA--Distrust among Okinawans toward the central government continues to remain high, as 68 percent of respondents in a new ...

The rape and murder of a Japanese woman by a former US marine led to protests against US military presence on Okinawa island.

Authorities reviewed the effects of cooperative measures over the past year to stem criminal behavior by U.S. service members.

NAHA, Japan -- The fate of Okinawa's Naha Airport has become entangled in the relocation of a key U.S. military base, with the Pentagon saying it will not return the Futenma site to Japan until a new ...

Residents of Japan‘s Okinawa have voted in a closely watched referendum on the relocation of a US military base to a remote part of the island. The referendum on Sunday is not binding, but interest is ...

Denny Tamaki, born to a Japanese mother and an American US Marine father, said he wanted to see Tokyo and Washington spread the burden of hosting US troops more evenly across Japan. "I am not asking ...

HENOKO, Japan — Okinawa resident Hiromasa Iha can still recall the screams of his classmates and teachers after a US military jet crashed into his elementary school, killing 18 people more than six ...

As part of the commemorations of 80 years since the end of World War Two, Okinawa Prefecture has created a series of video shorts, “Bases and Peace,” and published them on its special “Bases and Peace ...

In this Sept. 16, 2018 file photo, the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base is seen in Okinawa Prefecture. (Mainichi/Michiko Morizono) There were 118 criminal cases involving U.S. military personnel in Japan ...