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Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) visits the Japan Air Self-Defense Force base in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Japan defense minister visits ASDF base in Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) boards a Japan Air Self-Defense Force jet during a visit to its base in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Taketoyo Toguchi, mayor of Okinawa Prefecture's Nago, where land reclamation work is under way for the relocation of a U.S. military base, meets the press following a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in the southern Japan prefecture's capital Naha on Jan. 7, 2026.

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Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a meeting in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 7, 2026, with Taketoyo Toguchi, mayor of Nago, where land reclamation work is under way for the relocation of a U.S. military base.

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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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U.S. serviceman indicted over sexual assault of minor

Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, commander of the U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, speaks during a meeting with Okinawa Vice Gov. Takekuni Ikeda in Naha on June 27, 2024, about a U.S. Air Force member who was indicted in March for allegedly sexually assaulting and kidnapping a local girl under the age of 16 in December 2023.

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U.S. serviceman indicted over sexual assault of minor

Okinawa Vice Gov. Takekuni Ikeda (R) reads a protest statement in Naha, in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 27, 2024, during a meeting with Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans (C), commander of the U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, against the alleged sexual assault and kidnapping of a local girl under the age of 16 by a U.S. Air Force member in December 2023. The U.S. serviceman was indicted in March.

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Japan defense minister visits ASDF base

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (2nd from L) visits the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's base in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2024.

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U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press at the prefectural government office in Naha on Jan. 10, 2024, after the central government began construction work in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Okinawa's Nago for the transfer of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press at the prefectural government office in Naha on Jan. 10, 2024, after the central government began construction work in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Okinawa's Nago for the transfer of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base transfer work begins in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press at the prefectural government office in Naha on Jan. 10, 2024, after the central government began construction work in the sea off the Henoko coastal area in Okinawa's Nago for the transfer of a key U.S. military base within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (L, back) meets the press at the prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 28, 2023, after the central government gave the green light for a modified landfill plan in order to proceed with the transfer of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in Okinawa to another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press at the prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 28, 2023, after the central government gave the green light for a modified landfill plan in order to proceed with the transfer of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in Okinawa to another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press at the prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 28, 2023, after the central government gave the green light for a modified landfill plan in order to proceed with the transfer of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in Okinawa to another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press at the prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 28, 2023, after the central government gave the green light for a modified landfill plan in order to proceed with the transfer of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in Okinawa to another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks during an interview at the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 28, 2023, after the Japanese government gave the green light the same day for a modified landfill plan that will see a key U.S. military base transferred within the the southern island prefecture, taking the unprecedented step of overriding the local government's objections.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to the press at the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 28, 2023. The Japanese government gave the green light the same day for a modified landfill plan that will see a key U.S. military base transferred within the prefecture, taking the unprecedented step of overriding the local government's objections.

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Court orders Okinawa gov. to approve work to relocate key U.S. base

NAHA, Japan, Dec. 20 Kyodo - A Japanese court ordered Wednesday the Okinawa governor to approve a modified plan for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture, endorsing the central government's attempt to push forward the delayed plan mired in controversy and court battles. (Kyodo)

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Okinawa

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies during an aviation show at the ASDF base in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 10, 2023.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Okinawa

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies during an aviation show at the ASDF base in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 10, 2023.

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Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Okinawa

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies during an aviation show at the ASDF base in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 10, 2023.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki speaks to press

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to the press on Nov. 29, 2023, in Naha in Japan's southernmost prefecture after a U.S. military Osprey aircraft headed for a U.S. base in the prefecture crashed in waters off Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan the same day.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki speaks to press

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to the press on Nov. 29, 2023, in Naha in Japan's southernmost prefecture after a U.S. military Osprey aircraft headed for a U.S. base in the prefecture crashed in waters off Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan the same day.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Protesters stage a sit-in with signs against the planned relocation of a key U.S. base in front of the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa, on Oct. 30, 2023, the day of a court hearing for a lawsuit on the issue was held at the Fukuoka High Court's branch in Naha in the southern island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki at press conference

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki talks to the press after attending a trial at the Fukuoka High Court's Naha branch in Naha, Okinawa, on Oct. 30, 2023. Japan's land minister filed the lawsuit against the governor as part of the central government's efforts to proceed with its modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki to attend trial for U.S. base landfill plan

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki walks to the Fukuoka High Court's Naha branch in Naha, Okinawa, on Oct. 30, 2023, facing a lawsuit filed against him by Japan's land minister as part of the government's efforts to proceed with its modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki to attend trial for U.S. base landfill plan

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki walks to the Fukuoka High Court's Naha branch in Naha, Okinawa, on Oct. 30, 2023, facing a lawsuit filed against him by Japan's land minister as part of the government's efforts to proceed with its modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki in Naha

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to the press in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2023. Japan's land minister filed a lawsuit against the governor the same day, seeking to proceed with the central government's modified plan for landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki at press conference

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki talks to the press in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2023. The governor rejected an order by the central government to endorse its modified plan to carry out landfill work for the transfer of a key U.S. military base in Japan's southernmost island prefecture, saying it would be "difficult to approve" the plan by the Oct. 4 deadline.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki at press conference

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki talks to the press in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2023. The governor rejected an order by the central government to endorse its modified plan to carry out landfill work for the transfer of a key U.S. military base in Japan's southernmost island prefecture, saying it would be "difficult to approve" the plan by the Oct. 4 deadline.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki speaks to press

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to the press on Sept. 27, 2023, at the prefectural government building in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. Tamaki on the same day declined the central government's proposal aimed at obtaining the local government's approval to push ahead with landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Protests over U.S. base relocation

NAHA, Japan - Local citizens protesting the planned transfer of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to an offshore area in the Henoko district, both in Okinawa, Japan's southernmost island prefecture, face off against police officers at the prefectural offices in Naha on Dec. 9, 2014.

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Protests over U.S. base relocation

NAHA, Japan - Local citizens gather to protest the planned transfer of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to an offshore area in the Henoko district, both in Okinawa, Japan's southernmost island prefecture, on Dec. 9, 2014, at the prefectural offices in Naha.

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Dispute over U.S. base relocation

NAHA, Japan - Officials of the Defense Ministry's Okinawa Defense Bureau carry cardboard boxes containing additional documents to complete requirements for a key environmental impact assessment report submitted earlier on the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture, at the prefectural government office in Naha on Jan. 6, 2012.

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Report on U.S. base relocation

NAHA, Japan - An employee of the Okinawa prefectural government checks the content of the environmental impact assessment report on the relocation of a U.S. Marine base within the prefecture at the government office in Naha on Jan. 5, 2012. Delivering the report to the prefectural government drew public attention late 2011 after protesters blocked the report's submission and the Defense Ministry managed to get it through by delivering it in the predawn hours of Dec. 28 when protesters were scarce.

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Futenma report at Okinawa Pref. offices

NAHA, Japan - Documents of a key environmental impact assessment report are placed in a room at the Okinawa prefectural offices in Naha on Jan. 4, 2012. Prefectural officials began clerical procedures the same day to inspect the report delivered by the Defense Ministry the previous week on the controversial relocation of a U.S. military base within the prefecture.

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Futenma report at Okinawa Pref. offices

NAHA, Japan - Cardboard boxes containing a key environmental impact assessment report are moved at the Okinawa prefectural offices in Naha on Jan. 4, 2012. Prefectural officials began clerical procedures the same day to inspect the report delivered by the Defense Ministry the previous week on the controversial relocation of a U.S. military base within the prefecture.

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Protests in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - People opposed to the relocation of a U.S. base within the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa surround a delivery company van carrying a key environmental impact assessment report for the relocation plan, after it arrives at the prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 27, 2011, in an attempt to prevent the Defense Ministry from submitting the report to the office. The vehicle turned back without delivering the document.

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ASDF troops leave on quake relief mission

NAHA, Japan - Some 40 members of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force prepare to board a C-130 transport plane in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 7 to head for the Utapao air base in Thailand. They will transport relief goods to locations in Indonesia, using Utapao as their base.

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Funeral for Okinawa Gov. Onaga

NAHA, Japan, Aug. 13 Kyodo - Photo shows a funeral ceremony held in the Okinawa prefectural capital of Naha on Aug. 13, 2018, for incumbent Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga. The 67-year-old Onaga, who had fought against the relocation of a U.S. base within Okinawa, died of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 8. (Pool photo)==Kyodo

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Anti-U.S. base relocation bloc gains majority in Okinawa assembly

NAHA, Japan, June 6 Kyodo - Kyoko Higa (center L) celebrates with supporters after winning a seat in the Okinawa prefectural assembly election on June 5, 2016. Candidates opposed to a plan to relocate a key U.S. military base within Okinawa, including Higa, gained a majority in the election, giving a boost to Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's efforts to block construction of the new base in the island prefecture.

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Okinawa opposition to U.S. base relocation is "small part": envoy

NAHA, Japan, Nov. 14 Kyodo - Joel Ehrendreich, the consul general at the U.S. Consulate in Naha, Okinawa, gives an interview to Kyodo News on Nov. 13, 2015, in the city of Urasoe. He called local opposition to a plan to relocate a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture "just one small part of the larger reconsolidation plan" involving those forces in the country.

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Okinawa governor leaves for U.N. to court world opinion over base plan

NAHA, Japan, Sept. 19 Kyodo - Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga speaks with reporters at Naha Airport in the southern Japanese prefecture on Sept. 19, 2015, before his departure for Switzerland to deliver a speech at the U.N. Human Rights Council. Onaga will state Okinawa's opposition to the building of a new U.S. military base in the prefecture.

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Okinawa gov. to visit U.S. to air opposition to military base transfer

NAHA, Japan, May 11 Kyodo - Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga (R) meets the press at the Okinawa prefectural government offices on May 11, 2015. Onaga will visit Washington and Hawaii from late May to convey local opposition to the relocation of a U.S. military base in the southern island prefecture, prefectural government officials said the same day.

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Gov't to resume base relocation site survey drilling in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - People gather to protest in front of a gate at the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in the city of Nago in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 15, 2015, as the Japanese government began preparations to resume a seabed boring survey off the city's Henoko district for the planned construction of a U.S. base replacement.

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JCP's Akamine reiterates opposition to base transfer

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Communist Party's Seiken Akamine meets with reporters at his home in Naha, the capital of the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, on Dec. 15, 2014, a day after winning his seat in the Okinawa No. 1 constituency in the general election. He reiterated his opposition to the planned relocation of a major U.S. base within the island prefecture.

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JCP's Akamine wins in Okinawa No. 1 constituency

NAHA, Japan - Seiken Akamine, a candidate of the Japanese Communist Party in the lower house election, shakes hands with supporters in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture on the night of Dec. 14, 2014, after being elected in the Okinawa No. 1 constituency. Akamine drew wide support from voters by opposing the central government's plan to relocate a major U.S. military base in the southwestern prefecture.

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Okinawa may block landfill work for U.S. base transfer

NAHA, Japan - New Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga makes a policy speech at the prefectural assembly in Naha on Dec. 12, 2014. Onaga said the prefectural government will consider scrapping approval to start landfill work needed for a planned U.S. military base transfer within the prefecture.

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Okinawa people reiterate opposition to base transfer

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa people rally to show their opposition to the planned transfer of the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station to an offshore area in the Henoko district, both in Japan's southernmost island prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2014, in front of the prefectural office building in Naha. Former Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga won the gubernatorial race in November, delivering a de facto "No" vote on the controversial relocation plan.

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Okinawa people reiterate opposition to base transfer

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa people rally to show their opposition to the planned transfer of the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station to an offshore area in the Henoko district, both in Japan's southernmost island prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2014, in front of the prefectural office building in Naha. Former Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga won the gubernatorial race in November, delivering a de facto "No" vote on the controversial relocation plan.