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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan, Nov. 28 Kyodo - Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press at the prefectural headquarters in Naha on Nov. 28, 2025, as work gets under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Japan Coast Guard boats patrol on Nov. 28, 2025, in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where construction work continues for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Japan Coast Guard boats patrol on Nov. 28, 2025, in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where construction work continues for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2024, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japanese prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2024, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japanese prefecture.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Anti-base protesters in canoes in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, show their opposition to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly six years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began.

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Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

An anti-base protester in a canoe in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, shows opposition to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly six years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began.

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Aerial footage taken from a drone shows the site of the Osprey's crash-landing

OKINAMWA, Japan, Oct. 31 Kyodo - Aerial footage taken by Kyodo News on Dec. 14, 2016, shows a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft that crash-landed the previous day. The wings have split from the fuselage and can be clearly seen in shallow water about 80 meters off the shoreline of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. The Osprey was based at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture. Content of footage: The site of the crash landing of a U.S. military Osprey was videotaped from a drone.(Kyodo)

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Futenma air base in Okinawa

An Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft is displayed during a public event at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 5, 2024.

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Futenma air base in Okinawa

Col. William Pacatte, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, meets the press at the air base in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 5, 2024.

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Futenma air base in Okinawa

Col. William Pacatte, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, meets the press at the air base in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 5, 2024.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Demonstrators gather in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2024, to protest against the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to a coastal area in the city from another part in the southern Japan island prefecture. Dump trucks transported earth to be used for land reclamation work for the relocation of the base the same day.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Dump trucks leave a storage area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2024, after transporting earth to be used in land reclamation work for the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to a coastal area in the city from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

A dump truck leaves a storage area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2024, after transporting earth to be used in land reclamation work for the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to a coastal area in the city from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Demonstrators gather in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2024, to protest against the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to a coastal area in the city from another part in the southern Japan island prefecture. Dump trucks transported earth to be used for land reclamation work for the relocation of the base the same day.

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20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

A photo exhibition is held at a gallery in Naha in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa, to mark the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash at Okinawa International University in Ginowan, near the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.

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20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to the press in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2024, the 20th anniversary of a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash onto the grounds of Okinawa International University in Ginowan, near U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Staion. No local residents were hurt but three crew members were injured in the accident on Aug. 13, 2004.

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U.S. military's Futenma air base in Okinawa

Photo taken on June 7, 2024, shows U.S. military MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa.

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Okinawa peace march

People stage a rally in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, following a peace march calling for reducing the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan, including U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan.

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Okinawa peace march

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki addresses a rally in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, following a peace march calling for reducing the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan, including U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan.

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Okinawa peace march

People stage a rally in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, following a peace march calling for reducing the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan, including U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march in front of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march in front of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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[Breaking News]U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

GINOWAN, Japan, March 14 Kyodo - A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies after taking off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. The resumption of flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft came after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island. (Kyodo)

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft (front) moves to a runway to take off at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. Flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft resumed the same day after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. Flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft resumed the same day after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. Flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft resumed the same day after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies after taking off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. The resumption of flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft came after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies after taking off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. The resumption of flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft came after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies after taking off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. The resumption of flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft came after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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U.S. military's Futenma air base in Okinawa

File photo taken on Dec. 8, 2023, from a Kyodo News plane shows U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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U.S. military's Futenma air base in Okinawa

File photo taken on Dec. 8, 2023, from a Kyodo News plane shows a U.S. military MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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Japan top gov't spokesman in Okinawa

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) holds talks with Ginowan Mayor Masanori Matsugawa in the Okinawa Prefectural city on Jan. 28, 2024, on the controversial relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from Ginowan to another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Japan top gov't spokesman in Okinawa

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) holds talks with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki at the prefectural government office in Naha on Jan. 28, 2024, on the controversial relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Japan top gov't spokesman in Okinawa

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (front) looks over the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture from the city government office's roof top on Jan. 28, 2024, with Mayor Masanori Matsugawa. The Japanese central government plans to transfer the Futenma base to the Henoko district in Nago in the same southern island prefecture.