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A reclamation work is resumed at a construction site off Henoko in Nago, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.

Japan resumes landfill work at new US military site on Okinawa

The site for the base on the eastern coast of Okinawa has been at the center of a dispute between the government in Tokyo and the local authorities.

16 months 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

Best pics of the week: April 18, 2021

A day battle drill at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, refueling a Raptor over Alaska, an aircraft fire drill on the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), and more in this week's Frontline Photos.

4 years ago

Are military efforts to clean up and replace toxic ‘forever chemicals’ cutting it?

PFAS contamination has become a military-wide problem, with more than 700 military installations having either confirmed or suspected cases of contamination.

By Philip Athey

5 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