CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The Pentagon’s inspector general will review how the Defense Department is handling violent crimes and sexual assaults committed by U.S. personnel against Japanese civilians.

Tokyo — Japan's government protested Friday to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American servicemembers on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa that were ...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron at Misawa Air Base takes off at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2022. Civilian buildings are visible in the background.

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A U.S. Marine has received a one-year suspended sentence for punching a police officer in the face last month near a popular nightlife area. Cpl. Addison Moss, 21, pleaded ...

Anti-U.S. base protesters sit outside the gate of Camp Schwab as a military vehicle passes by in Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 21, 2016. Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading Okinawa, ...

As the U.S. and Japan tighten their alliance and strengthen their military presence in the country's southwest Okinawan islands near China, Okinawa's long-running peace movement is in difficulty.

OKINAWA, Japan — President Biden and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss upgrades to the two countries' alliance that are being felt on this island, which hosts some 70% of U.S ...

The southern islands of Japan face a large share of the consequences of U.S. military activities, and its leader is seeking appropriate resolutions from U.S. officials. The Prefecture of Okinawa, ...

The American base on Okinawa has relocated 105 Marines. But an agreement to move 9,000 in total is colliding with the perceived threat from a rising China. The American base on Okinawa has relocated ...