U.S. holds another nighttime parachuting drill at Kadena despite Okinawa opposition
The U.S. military on Wednesday conducted a nighttime parachuting drill at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa's main island for the second time in just over two weeks despite local opposition and a request from the Japanese defense bureau to suspend it. According to the defense ...
Court awards record damages for U.S. noise pollution at Kadena Air Base
Residents near U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa receive a record ¥30.2 billion in noise pollution redress from the central government, marking the largest ruling of its kind.
A collision between a U.S. anti-submarine surveillance aircraft and a towing vehicle at a U.S. military base in Okinawa on Sunday has been classified as a severe "Class A" mishap, according to data released by the U.S. Naval Safety Center. The collision at the U.S. ...
Rape-murder warrant set to be served to U.S. Okinawa base worker over woman's slaying
Police in Okinawa plan to serve a fresh arrest warrant on a detained civilian U.S. base worker on suspicion of rape and murder on Thursday in connection with the death of a 20-year-old local woman in April, investigative sources said Tuesday. Kenneth Franklin Shinzato, a ...
Okinawa women pack self-defense seminar following murder of 20-year-old local woman
Attendance by women at an annual self-defense seminar in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, increased fivefold this year amid heightened concern following the recent murder of a local woman allegedly at the hands of a U.S. base worker. Hosted by Uruma Police Station, as many as 150 ...
Massive rally planned in Okinawa to protest slaying of woman by U.S. base worker
A massive rally is expected to be held in Okinawa to protest the latest crime by a U.S. base worker, organizers said Sunday, with the incident stoking the underlying resentment about the heavy U.S. military presence in the island prefecture. The organizers — including local ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter apologized Saturday after an American base worker was arrested over the death of an Okinawa woman, a case that has stoked anger among islanders already upset for decades with the heavy U.S. military presence. Carter extended "his sincere apologies to ...
Kadena worker admits strangling and stabbing woman found dead in Okinawa
A former U.S. Marine admits killing a young Japanese woman in Okinawa, priming the prefecture for another wave of harsh anti-U.S. sentiment.
Contamination: The human cost of dioxin, PCBs and pollution at Kadena Air Base
Documents recently obtained under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act highlight the American base's struggles to manage hazardous waste.
Contamination: Kadena Air Base's dirty secret
For the first time, documents released under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act reveal extensive pollution on an active American base in Japan.
Documents indicate chemical leaks at U.S. base have polluted Okinawa water supply
U.S. documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that lax safety standards at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa may be to blame for the recent contamination of local drinking water sources.
Agent Orange ingredients found at Okinawa military dumpsite
Rusting barrels unearthed on former U.S. military land in the city of Okinawa are confirmed as containing chemical precursors to the toxic defoliant Agent Orange.
