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We urge the government to ruminate on the continued turmoil surrounding a fiercely disputed and deeply troubled project to build a U.S. military facility off the Henoko district of Nago, a city in Okinawa Prefecture. The blame for this dire situation lies squarely with its own insincere and strong-arm approach to the massive undertaking.

Okinawa Gov Denny Tamaki said Thursday he will not approve the central government's planned design change for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern island prefecture, a decision that could lead to a legal battle. Tamaki has been calling for dialogue&...

The Japanese government will not change its plans to relocate the United States Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (MCAS Futenma) in Okinawa, as the current location poses a threat to the base, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Friday.MCAS Futenma is considered the most dangerous airfie ..

Okinawa’s governor expressed “strong doubts” about U.S. military aircraft safety after local officials said a Marine’s metal water bottle fell from a MV-22 Osprey in flight Tuesday and landed in a residential area.

NAHA--The Okinawa prefectural government’s rejection of a change of plans in building a controversial U.S. military base is expected to trigger a series of familiar legal maneuvers to get shovels back in the ground.

GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture--The U.S. military is in hot water again after a canteen fell out of an Osprey aircraft over a densely populated residential area here, resurrecting safety concerns among prefectural officials and residents.

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki says he will not approve the central governments planned design change for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the southern island prefecture, a decision that could lead to a legal battle.

NAHA--The simmering confrontation between the central government and Okinawa is about to flare up once again.

The central government is expected to take immediate countermeasures, with a court fight likely to ensue.

Defeat for Japan’s opposition party in last month’s national elections has dashed hopes for a quick resolution to the contentious relocation of a U.S. military base on the island of Okinawa — a move that the party had campaigned against. The proposed shifting of the Futenma Marine air base within Okinawa, from a densely populated […]