Japan on Tuesday sued its southern region of Okinawa over local resistance to a new US military base, the latest chapter in deepening mistrust between central authorities and the government of the ...

NAHA—Ruling coalition-backed candidate Satoru Chinen won the Naha mayoral election on Oct. 23, dealing a blow to an anti-U.S.

TOKYO - Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki, who strongly opposes the relocation of a U.S. base within the southern island prefecture, said Saturday he will run for a third term in the gubernatorial election in ...

Two boats carrying 21 people capsized Monday off Henoko, a controversial relocation site for a U.S. military base off Japan's southern island of Okinawa, throwing all into the water and leaving two of ...

Voters on the Japanese island of Okinawa have rejected the relocation of a controversial US military base, according to exit polls from a non-binding referendum cited by local media Sunday. It was not ...

For years, both Japan and the United States have insisted that constructing a U.S. air station off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture ...

TOKYO — Japanese authorities on Wednesday began landfill work in waters off Okinawa as part of a long-delayed project to relocate a US military air base within the southern island prefecture, local ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. TOKYO — Two boats carrying 21 people capsized Monday off Henoko, a controversial relocation site for a U.S.