The Supreme Court will not hold a hearing to review a lower court ruling that backed the central government's move to relocate the Futenma air base within Okinawa, making it certain the prefecture will lose its case, sources said Monday. Instead, the top court will ...
The defense secretary says the United States remains committed to the alliance and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
Some hope Trump’s business experience means he will decide that relocating a U.S. base on the island is economically unfeasible and should be scrapped.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter may visit Japan early next month as the two countries aim to conclude a pact to narrow the scope of U.S. military base workers provided limited legal immunity under the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), according to a Japanese ...
Two U.S. servicemen in Okinawa Prefecture were arrested in separate drunken driving incidents late Friday and early Saturday. Arrested by the Okinawa Prefectural Police were a 29-year-old staff sergeant assigned to the U.S. Army's Torii Station in the village of Yomitan and a 23-year-old marine ...
The Abe administration should realize that a court battle won't bring about a positive resolution to the Okinawa base dispute.
Okinawa on Thursday marked 71 years since the end of the battle with opposition to a new U.S. facility and calls to overhaul the SOFA agreement.
Okinawans vote Sunday in a prefectural assembly election that may result in a legislative body that strongly supports revising the 1960 Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).
Responding to comments by U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says the nonnuclear principles and the Japan-U.S. alliance remain the cornerstone of Japan's diplomacy.
The court battle the central government has launched against the Okinawa Prefectural government over the project to relocate Air Station Futenma could further complicate the standoff.
The Okinawa base issue goes beyond the tangible impact of the U.S. military bases. More than anything, it's the attitude of the Japanese central government toward the issue that irks Okinawans.
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga on Tuesday will officially revoke approval for central government landfill work needed to move U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma further north in the prefecture, a senior prefectural official said Sunday. Onaga, who was elected governor last November after campaigning to ...
