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U.S. military in Okinawa
![In Okinawa, 2 New Sexual Assault Cases Implicating US Soldiers Fuel Public Anger In Okinawa, 2 New Sexual Assault Cases Implicating US Soldiers Fuel Public Anger](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-02-150331.jpg)
In Okinawa, 2 New Sexual Assault Cases Implicating US Soldiers Fuel Public Anger
By Takahashi Kosuke
Unless corrective measures are made, and quickly, the anti-U.S. military base sentiment and movement in Okinawa will grow, damaging Japan-U.S. cooperation at a crucial time.
![US and Japanese Forces to Resume Osprey Flights in Japan Following Fatal Crash US and Japanese Forces to Resume Osprey Flights in Japan Following Fatal Crash](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-13-174333.jpg)
US and Japanese Forces to Resume Osprey Flights in Japan Following Fatal Crash
By Mari Yamaguchi
The Osprey aircraft has had a troubled history, including the November crash that killed 8 U.S. troops in Japan.
![US Air Force Will Relocate MQ-9 Reaper Squadron to Okinawa US Air Force Will Relocate MQ-9 Reaper Squadron to Okinawa](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-11-140901.jpg)
US Air Force Will Relocate MQ-9 Reaper Squadron to Okinawa
By Takahashi Kosuke
The drones will move to Kadena Air Base, part of a broader buildup of forces on Japan’s southwestern Nansei island chain.
![Okinawa Is the Key to Japan’s Defense – Even If Okinawans Don’t Like It Okinawa Is the Key to Japan’s Defense – Even If Okinawans Don’t Like It](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-20-1.jpg)
Okinawa Is the Key to Japan’s Defense – Even If Okinawans Don’t Like It
By Hans Horan
The Indo-Pacific’s increasingly unstable security environment will ensure that Okinawa remains at the center of Japan’s defense strategy.
![US Policy Toward China Is Undermining Security for Communities in the Asia-Pacific US Policy Toward China Is Undermining Security for Communities in the Asia-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-02-141816.png)
US Policy Toward China Is Undermining Security for Communities in the Asia-Pacific
By Kate Alexander and Colleen Moore
Addressing collective challenges such as climate change will require abandoning militarized approaches for cooperation and diplomacy.
![Okinawa’s Base Referendum and the Rocky Way Forward Okinawa’s Base Referendum and the Rocky Way Forward](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_16171313374474.jpg)
Okinawa’s Base Referendum and the Rocky Way Forward
By Temo Dias and Hina Murayama
A controversial new U.S. base faces a double blow: a referendum defeat and an uphill construction battle.
![Japan’s New Okinawa Governor Sets Tough Anti-US Military Agenda Japan’s New Okinawa Governor Sets Tough Anti-US Military Agenda](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_16361332946664.jpg)
Japan’s New Okinawa Governor Sets Tough Anti-US Military Agenda
By Thisanka Siripala
Denny Tamaki’s opposition to the U.S. military presence in Okinawa adds a new chapter to the Futenma relocation dispute.
![Okinawa Governor’s Death Marks the End of an Era for Anti-US Base Movement Okinawa Governor’s Death Marks the End of an Era for Anti-US Base Movement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_16357321570591.jpg)
Okinawa Governor’s Death Marks the End of an Era for Anti-US Base Movement
By Aki Nakai
With the death of Governor Onaga, will a new political consensus emerge on the Futenma relocation question?
![Futenma: ‘The Most Dangerous Base in the World’ Futenma: ‘The Most Dangerous Base in the World’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-14_19-01-48.jpg)
Futenma: ‘The Most Dangerous Base in the World’
By C. Douglas Lummis
It's time to shut down the Futenma air base in Okinawa, before the unthinkable happens.
![After Murder, Mass Protests in Okinawa Against US Bases After Murder, Mass Protests in Okinawa Against US Bases](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-14_19-01-48.jpg)
After Murder, Mass Protests in Okinawa Against US Bases
By Roshni Kapur
Tens of thousands of demonstrators attended the anti-U.S. military rally in Okinawa.
![US Navy Bans Alcohol Use for Okinawa Sailors US Navy Bans Alcohol Use for Okinawa Sailors](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-07_20-31-04.jpg)
US Navy Bans Alcohol Use for Okinawa Sailors
By Mina Pollmann
Sailors are also restricted to base after a series of crimes committed by U.S. personnel on the island.
![Agent Orange in Okinawa Agent Orange in Okinawa](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-18_02-15-15.jpg)
Agent Orange in Okinawa
By Kimberly Hughes
Determined citizens are working to uncover “one of the best kept secrets of the Cold War era.”
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