Okinawa police arrested a U.S. Marine early on suspicion of killing a Japanese woman and stealing her belongings at a hotel.

Okinawa’s new governor moved to dismantle the government office his predecessors used in their fight against construction of a new Marine Corps airfield.

Japan’s coast guard has reported 14 cases of Chinese research ships operating in the country’s exclusive economic zone around Okinawa and its remote islands..

The U.S. Army will temporarily store its missile systems at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa starting in mid-October, Japan’s Defense Ministry said.

Okinawa military families face housing shortages, spending weeks in hotels as limited on-base and off-base homes drive long wait times.

Nearly 90 people rehearsed an evacuation to higher ground on Kadena Air Base.

Japanese F-15 fighter makes precautionary landing at Kadena Air Base after hydraulic malfunction, the third incident involving the fighter in a month.

The crash of a Japanese RQ-4B Global Hawk will not impede Self-Defense Force missions, according to the country’s Defense Ministry.

Okinawans elected their first governor in 12 years to support the controversial relocation of a Marine Corps airfield.

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagle made a precautionary landing at Naha Airport.

The U.S. military did not confirm or deny a report that American officials identified two U.S. airfields on Okinawa as likely sources of PFAS contamination.

Overseas U.S. bases marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with stair climbs and other challenges honoring victims and first responders.

Japan’s military cleared 20,138 pieces of ordnance weighing 11.47 tons in the past fiscal year, as the former battleground continues to yield buried ammunition.

An American tourist faces arson and attempted murder charges for an Okinawa hotel fire wherein a Marine helped rescue guests.

Military families arriving on Okinawa are spending an average of three to five weeks searching for homes amid a tight housing market, officials said.

United Airlines will begin service between Naha and San Francisco International airports.

A Marine found dead last week inside a vehicle in northern Okinawa has been identified as Cpl. Joseph R. McDonald.

U.S. military installations on Okinawa moved ships and aircraft, secured facilities and prepared as Typhoon Saudel approached the island.

A U.S. Marine was found dead with a head wound inside a vehicle in northern Okinawa.

Russia fired antiship and cruise missiles during naval drills near islands claimed by Japan, according to Moscow.

Marine Lance Cpl. Marshall Martinez ran into a burning Okinawa hotel to help people evacuate.

An equipment failure on a Japanese fighter jet, an F-15J Eagle, caused a closure at one of the Naha Airport runways for several hours delaying more than 40 commercial flights.

Inspection teams visited 11 U.S. installations in the Pacific in May 2025 and documented issues U.S. miliitary installations.

North Korea launched a ballistic missile early Wednesday that flew about 430 miles off its eastern coast before falling outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone

Typhoon Dolphin puts military bases on Okinawa at highest alert as residents stock up, fill sandbags and prepare for high winds, flooding, power outages.

Kadena Air Base went on lockdown for about an hour before it was lifted, and officials said no threat was substantiated.

A one-man effort that began last year to clean up litter has grown into a community movement involving service members and Okinawa city residents.

Three Marines intervened in an alleged assault, treated an injured Japanese man and stalled the suspect until police arrived.

The guided-missile destroyer JS Chokai successfully fired the Tomahawk cruise missile in the Pacific Ocean with support from the U.S. Navy.

A Japanese appeals court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a U.S. sailor who tried to obtain magic truffles through the Japanese postal system last year.

USS Tripoli pulled into White Beach Naval Facility, concluding a six-month deployment that included four months in support of the war against Iran.

A Chinese warship trained with live machine-gun fire inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.

A Marine accused of sexual assault appeared impaired and behaved strangely before the incident in a base gym bathroom, two witnesses testified.

Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson assumed command of the Marine Corps’ only expeditionary force permanently deployed overseas amid an ongoing force restructuring.

A jet fuel spill at Kadena Air Base released about 14 times more fuel than the U.S. military originally reported, according to a report.

Japan’s Ishigaki island, a popular tourist destination and home to a Japanese army base, is battening down for Typhoon Bavi’s expected Saturday arrival.

Several days of heavy rainfall may have caused a landslide at Sasebo Naval Base in southern Japan, with no injuries reported.

The Joint Sea exercise represents a challenge this year to the international order upheld by the U.S., according to defense analysts.

A former amphibious assault ship commander took charge of the U.S. 7th Fleet’s expeditionary command, which oversees amphibious operations in the Pacific.

China exercised its ability to transit Japan’s stretch of the first island chain by sending 10 warships through its maritime passes in the past week.

An F-15EX Eagle II arrived at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa for temporary training ahead of a contingent of permanently based aircraft, the 18th Wing said.

Marines on Okinawa have begun fielding three new missile systems that provide the backbone of a critical island defense network.

Japan and South Korea lodged complaints through diplomatic channels after more than 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft flew near the two countries.

U.S. Marines and Japanese infantry rained live fire on a training ground on Kyushu during the centerpiece drill of this year’s Resolute Dragon.

The III Marine Expeditionary Force and Maritime Pre-Positioning Ship Squadron 3 conducted the one-day Exercise Freedom Banner.

China’s newest aircraft carrier steamed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time since December.

An unidentified individual deployed to Kadena Air Base died after emergency responders attempted life-saving measures.

Thousands gathered at Peace Memorial Park to reflect on the horrors of war during ceremonies marking the 81st anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa.