Futenma relocation plan

Fifty years after Okinawa was returned to Japan’s control, locals continue to decry the outsized burden the island group carries in the Japan-U.S. security alliance.

The cancellation of the controversial missile defense program is seen as discrimination by Okinawans, who have long fought base construction on similar grounds.

Yet more delays for the controversial facility as local opposition continues unabated.

The prolonged showdown intensified as the contentious landfill construction hit a design plan snag.

Denny Tamaki met with Prime Minister Abe and the U.S. embassy after a recent referendum rejecting a new U.S. base.

A controversial new U.S. base faces a double blow: a referendum defeat and an uphill construction battle.

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki’s honeymoon period ended abruptly as the central government restarted work on a new U.S. base.

Denny Tamaki’s opposition to the U.S. military presence in Okinawa adds a new chapter to the Futenma relocation dispute. 

The governor's race will have major ramifications for the long-stalled Futenma relocation project.

With the death of Governor Onaga, will a new political consensus emerge on the Futenma relocation question?

It's time to shut down the Futenma air base in Okinawa, before the unthinkable happens.