The United States and Japan agreed in 2012 to relocate about 9,000 Marines from Okinawa to other locations in the Pacific.

The U.S. 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed with an amphibious ready group in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Researchers found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in seawater offshore Okinawa in 2023, suggesting this ...

The Okinawa prefectural government estimates it will take at least 17 years to complete the new facility. The Naha military port covers about 56 hectares at a site in Naha that is regarded as an ...

Japanese prosecutors on Okinawa will not pursue charges against a U.S. Marine accused of sexually assaulting and injuring a ...

U.S. Marines and the Japanese Ground Self Defense will join for a bilateral exercise on Japan’s southwest islands, Japanese ...

After comprehensive consideration, the prosecutor's office determined that it is difficult to build a case against the marine ...

A U.S. Marine was not indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last year in Okinawa Prefecture, prosecutors said. The serviceman in his 30s, who is in U.S. custody, was referred to ...

Chinese state media tends to highlight crimes committed by US military personnel stationed in the region, and emphasize that ...