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A part of the construction site cordoned off with buoys is seen along the Camp Schwab in the Henoko neighborhood of Nago, northeast of Okinawa, southern Japan, on Sept. 4, 2023.

Japan court orders approval of modified plan for Marine Corps runways

A Japanese court ordered the Okinawa governor to approve the central government’s modified plan for landfill work at the planned relocation site.

17 months ago

Okinawa governor wants more power to prosecute US troops

A recent controversy has called into question the agreement that decides who prosecutes U.S. troops in Japan.

By Meghann Myers

2 years ago

Okinawa governor again sues Japan to halt building of Marine runway

The latest lawsuit is part of a winding legal battle to fight the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.

By Irene Loewenson

3 years ago

Marines from Washington Barracks help save woman trapped under a car

A woman riding a scooter just outside the gate of the historic Marine Corps base was run over by a car.

By Philip Athey

4 years ago

Okinawa urges US to do more to stop virus outbreak at bases while Marines report 36 new cases

The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa urged the government on Wednesday to pressure the U.S. military to do more to stop an escalating coronavirus outbreak at American bases there that has infected more than 130 Marines.

5 years ago

Japan: US military coronavirus policy has multiple problems

“We have discovered a number of problems,” Defense Minister Taro Kono said

5 years ago