Commentary / Japan May 18, 2020
A welcome move by the U.S. Marines
National Jun 5, 2019
Rubber protective tape falls from helicopter onto school grounds in Okinawa, say U.S. Marines
The U.S. Marines in Okinawa said Wednesday that a piece of rubber protective tape attached to a wing blade of a U.S. military helicopter fell onto the grounds of a junior high school in Okinawa the previous day. It was the latest incident involving a ...
National May 14, 2019
Okinawa-based U.S. Marines may start moving to Guam in October 2024
The current plan will relocate approximately 5,000 Marines, of whom about 1,700 will be permanently based on Guam and the remainder rotated every half year.
World Sep 14, 2018
In warning to Iran and Russia, U.S. Marines conduct big drills with rebels in south Syria
A Syrian rebel commander said on Thursday rare military exercises with U.S. Marines in southern Syria sent a strong message to Russia and Iran that the Americans and the rebels intend to stay and confront any threats to their presence. Col. Muhanad al Talaa, commander ...
National Aug 20, 2018
Okinawa marines' version of Da Pump's 'U.S.A.' goes viral
by Magdalena Osumi
U.S. Marines based at Okinawa's Camp Foster have sparked a viral internet craze with a rendition of the summer hit song "U.S.A." by Japanese hip-hop band Da Pump, raising hopes of improving the image of U.S. forces in Japan. In a video posted Thursday on ...
National Apr 23, 2018
Protesters in Okinawa rallied after being removed from the replacement site for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on Monday as they marked nearly a year since seawall construction began. The government is building the seawalls in preparation for effectively moving the contentious base further ...
Asia Pacific Aug 7, 2017
The Australian government said on Sunday it would deploy its armed forces to assist in recovery efforts after the U.S. Marine Corps suspended its search for three Marines missing since their aircraft crashed off Australia's northeast coast a day earlier. The Marine Corps said earlier ...
National / Politics Jun 23, 2017
Iwakuni mayor accepts transfer of U.S. carrier jets based in Atsugi
Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda on Friday said he would support a plan to bring dozens of U.S. carrier-based aircraft to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture under an agreement reached between Tokyo and Washington on the realignment of U.S. forces in ...
National Jun 11, 2017
A U.S. Marine Corps Osprey was undamaged and no crew members were injured after the tilt-rotor aircraft made an emergency landing Saturday at Amami airport in Kagoshima Prefecture, a Japanese government source said. The U.S. military explained it was a preventive landing to avoid an ...
National Dec 30, 2016
U.S. tells Tokyo it may resume Okinawa Osprey aerial refueling drills next month
The U.S. forces announcement follows the ditching of an Osprey off Okinawa earlier this month.
National Dec 14, 2016
Okinawa Osprey crash not due to mechanical error: top U.S. officials
by Reiji Yoshida
Tuesday's crash involving a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft off Okinawa was most likely not the result of mechanical error, the top commander of the U.S. military in Japan told Defense Minister Tomomi Inada in a phone call on Wednesday, according to government ...
World / Social Issues Feb 3, 2016
U.S. Marine, Army top brass say women should register for the draft
The top U.S. Marine Corps and Army generals said on Tuesday that women should be required to register for the military draft, along with men, as the armed forces move toward integrating them fully into combat positions. "I think that all eligible and qualified men ...