For many years, the US has been planning to reduce its footprint in southern Japan and move thousands of Marines to places ...

A Pentagon statement that it will not return Futenma to Japan until it provides a replacement runway is not new, Japan’s ...

Analysts point to a shift in priorities among younger Okinawans as a possible factor in the alliance’s bruising defeat in the ...

U.S. Marines, airmen and Japanese emergency responders practiced their skills and response times through a simulated aircraft ...

From ex-president Yoon’s sentencing to Singapore’s auntie matchmakers, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia ...

A key U.S. air base in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa should be retained even after a replacement facility is co ...

US Japan base negotiations ahead of the 2026 cost-sharing deadline will shape force posture, Okinawa realignment, and daily ...

Relocating Marines from Okinawa would remove vital U.S. forces from the region at a time when China is doubling down on its claim on Taiwan, scholars said.

Using AI-generated images and simplified Chinese characters, a network of 3,000 fake accounts reportedly tried to sway Japan’s election.

The United States is steadily expanding the deployment of its MQ-9 Reaper drones across the Indo-Pacific, strengthening a ...

The US does not intend to vacate the current airbase for now due to disagreement over runway length at a replacement site, a ...

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and U.S. Navy Sailors with the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) conduct onload operations at White Beach Naval Base, Okinawa ...