University head calls for shutdown of Futenma 22 years after U.S. chopper crash
GINOWAN, OKINAWA PREF. – Okinawa International University President Hajime Asato called for the immediate closure of the U.S.…
Kyoto high school searched over fatal boat accident in Okinawa
NAHA – The Japan Coast Guard has searched a private high school in Kyoto Prefecture on suspicion of professional…
Okinawa Assembly Passes Rare Censure Motion Against Governor Tamaki
The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly passed a censure motion against Governor Denny Tamaki on July 13 by a majority…
School operator to face probe over fatal boat accident in Okinawa
The education ministry plans to conduct a probe of school operator Doshisha over a fatal boat accident that…
Japan begins new landfill work for Okinawa US base relocation
TOKYO — Japanese authorities on Wednesday began landfill work in waters off Okinawa as part of a long-delayed…
Unidentified foam near U.S. military bases in Okinawa raises PFAS concerns
GINOWAN, OKINAWA PREF. – Residents of Okinawa Prefecture are increasingly concerned over the appearance of mysterious white foam…
Government finds school program violated law in wake of deadly Okinawa boat accident
The government has said that a high school program violated the basic education law, which mandates political neutrality, following…
Japan’s V-22 Ospreys to fly from US Marine base on Okinawa for first time
Japan troops prepare V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft for flight during an exercise in Kumamoto, Japan, Oct. 26, 2023.…
Okinawa surveys find elevated PFAS levels downstream from 2 Marine bases
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, pictured here on Feb. 26, 2026, is home to the 1st Marine…
Japan takes U.S. Futenma base’s delayed relocation ‘seriously’
Thirty years after Tokyo and Washington agreed on a handover, Japan takes the fact that the site of…
What next for Okinawa’s anti-base alliance after Japan election loss?
The broad anti-base alliance that has shaped Okinawa’s politics for nearly a decade is reeling after a bruising…
Why plan by US and Japan to relocate Okinawa airbase is hitting turbulence
For nearly three decades, Washington and Tokyo have pledged to close a controversial US airbase in Okinawa, located…