Japanese government counters Okinawa's rejection of Henoko design changes
A court battle between the central and the Okinawa governments is likely to start if the prefecture's rejection of the design change application is invalidated.
Japan is expected to reach an agreement later this month on the increase with the U.S. before the Cabinet decides on a draft budget for the next fiscal year.
Okinawa development budget to be smallest in a decade as base row persists
Government officials have suggested that the real reason behind the cut is related to the prefectural government's stiff opposition to relocating a key U.S. air base within the prefecture.
Futenma replacement base will be obsolete before it's finished
The base's design was so politically constrained to mitigate local opposition that the design constraints will severely limit its flexibility to meet military needs.
Japan aware of sinking ground ahead of U.S. base landfill work in Okinawa
The central government was aware of the weak seabed at the planned Futenma relocation site in 2015, three years before work got underway.
Okinawa governor refuses to approve change to U.S. base transfer plan
The central government is expected to take immediate countermeasures, with a court fight likely to ensue.
Metal water bottle drops from U.S. military aircraft onto Okinawa residence
The U.S. Marines explained that the 25-centimeter bottle fell from the tilt-rotor transport aircraft when it took off from the Futenma air base.
Floating pumice stones set to hit Kanto coastlines, putting fishing and wildlife in jeopardy
The stones are thought to have originated from an underwater eruption that was one of the largest volcanic events seen anywhere in modern-day Japan.
The search-and-rescue exercises are seen as preparation for a possible contingency around the Senkaku Islands or Taiwan.
Geologists hope pumice stones drifting off Okinawa will reveal nature's secrets
The stones have previously helped researchers understand the currents and countercurrents that flow south of Japan.
Okinawa and the central government remain apart over U.S. base relocation plan
In his first meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki demanded an immediate halt to the work to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
The prime minister of Japan was assassinated 100 years ago on Nov. 4, 1921. Reports say the assassin was a 19-year-old railway employee who was "mentally unbalanced."
