U.S. bases in Okinawa

The burden of hosting U.S. military bases continues to be a serious issue for Okinawa, even half a century after its return to Japan.

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.

Author Jon Mitchell discusses the environmental contamination that has accompanied the U.S. military presence in Japan, Guam, the Marshall Islands, and elsewhere.

The U.S. military has contaminated the drinking water for almost half-a-million Japanese – but Japanese authorities can’t do anything about it.

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

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.

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

After a series of U.S helicopter safety mishaps, plans to inspect the U.S. marine base have been met with resistance.