But there is no doubting the strategic value of the U.S. military bases in Okinawa. Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, who commands U.S. Marine Corps Forces Japan, stands in front of a map to show how the ...

Most of the bases are on the southern island of Okinawa. On Sunday, voters in the small town of Nago challenged the policies of the U.S. and Japan by electing Susumu Inamine as mayor in a race ...

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United States military personnel on the Japanese island of Okinawa are on virtual lockdown after almost 100 cases of coronavirus have emerged on several US Marine Corps bases there. The lockdown ...

Okinawa, a chain of tropical islands more than three hours southwest of Tokyo by plane, looks and feels almost like a different country. A growing number of islanders say it should be just that.

She’s spent her life in the shadow of a vast complex of US military bases in Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture. She doesn’t, however, associate them with danger. “We see the base as ...

TOKYO – The outspoken governor of Japan's Okinawa island said Friday he will meet with American officials next week to convey the frustration of residents from hosting U.S. military bases on the ...