Kiyoko Tokashiki recalls braving the pouring rain in a park in 1972 to protest the reversion of Okinawa to Japan while U.S.

Authorities reviewed the effects of cooperative measures over the past year to stem criminal behavior by U.S. service members.

Police have accused a U.S. Navy sailor on Okinawa of inappropriately touching a Japanese girl over the summer, adding to a string of offenses that have roiled the island community the past two years.

The rape and murder of a Japanese woman by a former US marine led to protests against US military presence on Okinawa island.

Residents of Japan‘s Okinawa have voted in a closely watched referendum on the relocation of a US military base to a remote part of the island. The referendum on Sunday is not binding, but interest is ...

As part of a June exercise between the GSDF and the U.S. Marine Corps, the two are considering a plan to airlift a mock ...

Denny Tamaki, born to a Japanese mother and an American US Marine father, said he wanted to see Tokyo and Washington spread the burden of hosting US troops more evenly across Japan. "I am not asking ...

Differences of opinions have widened between Okinawa Prefecture and Tokyo since Keizo Obuchi tried to bring issues facing the ...

In this Sept. 16, 2018 file photo, the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base is seen in Okinawa Prefecture. (Mainichi/Michiko Morizono) There were 118 criminal cases involving U.S. military personnel in Japan ...

The U.S. and Japan will hold two exercises in Japan in late June, Resolute Dragon 26 and the Japan segment of Valiant Shield 2026, according to releases by the Japanese military on Friday. Valiant ...