Junglia Okinawa, a new theme park located in northern Okinawa’s lush jungle, is set to open in July 2025—and it’s unlike ...

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Researchers found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in seawater offshore Okinawa in 2023, suggesting this critical U.S. installation may be the ...

Following a meeting of the Special Action Committee on Okinawa, the United States in 1996 agreed to return to Japan about 5,000 hectares of land used by the U.S. military, including the U.S ...

“It’s been 51 years since Okinawa was returned to Japan but we are still forced to host more than 70 percent of U.S. military bases in the country,” said Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki at the ...

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The U.S. Air Force has maintained a rotational presence of fighter jets at Kadena Air Base in Japan, which serves as an air power hub in the first island chain.