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U.S. Yokota Air Base in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 20 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2024. (Kyodo)

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U.S. Yokota Air Base in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2024.

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U.S. Space Force launches Tokyo unit

Col. Ryan Laughton speaks at a ceremony marking the launch of the U.S. Space Force's Tokyo unit, which he heads as commander, at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2024.

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Commander of U.S. Space Force unit in Japan

Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Mastalir, the commander of United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific, meets the press on Dec. 3, 2024 at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, where the new component field command will be set up, ahead of its launch on Dec. 4.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-U.S. MILITARY BASE-LEAKS CONTAINING PFAS

(230706) -- TOKYO, July 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on June 19, 2022 shows the exterior view of U.S. Yokota base in Japan's western Tokyo area. U.S. Yokota base in Japan's western Tokyo area has acknowledged three incidents of leakage involving foam fire extinguishers containing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of organic fluorine compounds that raise health concerns, local media reported. TO GO WITH "U.S. military base in Tokyo admits leaks containing PFAS" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-U.S. MILITARY BASE-LEAKS CONTAINING PFAS

(230706) -- TOKYO, July 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on June 19, 2022 shows the exterior view of U.S. Yokota base in Japan's western Tokyo area. U.S. Yokota base in Japan's western Tokyo area has acknowledged three incidents of leakage involving foam fire extinguishers containing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of organic fluorine compounds that raise health concerns, local media reported. TO GO WITH "U.S. military base in Tokyo admits leaks containing PFAS" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-U.S. MILITARY BASE-LEAKS CONTAINING PFAS

(230706) -- TOKYO, July 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on June 19, 2022 shows the exterior view of U.S. Yokota base in Japan's western Tokyo area. U.S. Yokota base in Japan's western Tokyo area has acknowledged three incidents of leakage involving foam fire extinguishers containing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of organic fluorine compounds that raise health concerns, local media reported. TO GO WITH "U.S. military base in Tokyo admits leaks containing PFAS" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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U.S. President Biden in Japan

U.S. President Joe Biden is welcomed by Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi upon his arrival at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo on May 22, 2022.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 12 Kyodo - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen pose before boarding his government plane at the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base in Tokyo to depart for Singapore on Nov. 13, 2018.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 12 Kyodo - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen wave at the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base in Tokyo before departing for Singapore on Nov. 13, 2018.

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U.S. Marines send 2 Osprey aircraft to Sapporo amid local protests

TOKYO, Japan - Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft from the U.S. base in Iwakuni in western Japan stop over at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo for refueling on July 19, 2014, on their way to Sapporo in Hokkaido. It was the first time an MV-22 had flown to the Tokyo area since the tilt-rotor aircraft's deployment in Japan in 2012.

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U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander

TOKYO, Japan - Gen. Herbert Carlisle, commander of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces, meets reporters at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on July 13, 2014.

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U.S. soldiers gather for dialogue with Hagel in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. soldiers gather for a dialogue session with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on April 5, 2014, during his visit to Japan.

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Envoy Kennedy

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy speaks at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on April 4, 2014. A meeting to promote women's activities was held in the base.

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U.S. military plane lands at Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 18, 2014, shows a U.S. military C-5 transport plane (bottom) that made an unscheduled landing at Haneda airport in Tokyo due to poor weather conditions around Yokota Air Base where it was headed.

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Kennedy visits Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy addresses U.S. military personnel and their family members at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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Kennedy visits Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy addresses U.S. military personnel and their family members at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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Kennedy visits Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) is greeted as she visits the headquarters of Japan's Air Defense Command at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013. Japanese Senior Vice Defense Minister Ryota Takeda can be seen to the left.

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Kennedy visits Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) arrives at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013, accompanied by her husband, Edwin Schlossberg (R). Kennedy was met by Lt. Gen. Samuel Angelella (L), the top commander of the U.S. military in Japan.

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Kennedy visits Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy arrives by helicopter at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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Kennedy visits Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) is greeted after arriving at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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Top U.S. uniformed officer in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in suburban Tokyo on April 25, 2013.

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Top U.S. uniformed officer in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Gen. Martin Dempsey (L standing), chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in suburban Tokyo on April 25, 2013.

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Top U.S. uniformed officer in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - An event is held at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in suburban Tokyo on April 25, 2013, when Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited the base.

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U.S. forces in Japan commander

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella, commander of U.S. forces in Japan, speaks during a press conference at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012.

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New U.S. forces commander at Yokota

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella (R) receives a Fifth Air Force flag (L) from U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander Gary North in a command-changing ceremony at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. Angelella took over the top post of the U.S. forces in Japan from Lt. Gen. Burton Field.

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U.S. Vice President Biden at Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (C) delivers a speech in front of members of U.S. forces stationed in Japan at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2011, thanking them for their role in Operation Tomodachi which provided relief and recovery assistance in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Biden also said the U.S. alliance with Japan will become more important than in the past.

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U.S. Vice President Biden at Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech in front of members of U.S. forces stationed in Japan at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2011, thanking them for their role in Operation Tomodachi which provided relief and recovery assistance in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Biden also said the U.S. alliance with Japan will become more important than in the past.

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U.S. Vice President Biden at Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (2nd from R, front)thanks members of U.S. forces at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2011, for their role in Operation Tomodachi which provided relief and recovery assistance in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Japan-U.S. ties after March 11 disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Corps' Chemical Biological Incident Response Force demonstrate their radioactive decontamination skills during an exercise also attended by members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Central Nuclear Biological Chemical Weapon Defense Unit at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on April 9, 2011. Relations between Japan and the United States have apparently grown firmer following U.S. support to deal with the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan, U.S. forces coordinate on disaster relief

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Central Nuclear Biological Chemical Weapon Defense Unit take part in a joint exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps' Chemical Biological Incident Response Force at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on April 9, 2011.

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U.S. Marine nuclear response team conducts drill

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Chemical Biological Incident Response Force take part in a drill at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on April 9, 2011, assuming radioactive contamination at the base. They have been dispatched from Maryland to help handle the nuclear crisis in Japan.

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Japan, U.S. forces coordinate on disaster relief

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Corps' Chemical Biological Incident Response Force measure radioactivity levels on an ''injured'' person after decontamination work during a joint exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Central Nuclear Biological Chemical Weapon Defense Unit at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on April 9, 2011.

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U.S. Marine nuclear response team conducts drill

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Chemical Biological Incident Response Force take part in a drill at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on April 9, 2011, assuming radioactive contamination at the base. They have been dispatched from Maryland to help handle the nuclear crisis in Japan.

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U.S. Marine nuclear response team conducts drill

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Chemical Biological Incident Response Force take part in a drill at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on April 9, 2011, assuming radioactive contamination at the base. They have been dispatched from Maryland to help handle the nuclear crisis in Japan.

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U.S. forces transport water to quake-hit areas

TOKYO, Japan - Drinking water is loaded on a U.S. military plane at the Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on March 26, 2011, for transportation to areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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U.S. forces transport water to quake-hit areas

TOKYO, Japan - Drinking water is loaded on a U.S. military plane at the Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on March 26, 2011, for transportation to areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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U.S. forces transport water to quake-hit areas

TOKYO, Japan - Drinking water is loaded on a U.S. military plane at the Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on March 26, 2011, for transportation to areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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U.S. military transports aid supplies

SENDAI, Japan - Diesel fuel is unloaded from a U.S. Air Force C-130 transport plane at Sendai airport in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 24, 2011. U.S. aircraft have been transporting aid supplies for quake victims from Yokota Air Base in Tokyo following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Field takes top post of U.S. forces in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Gen. Burton Field (R) receives a flag of the U.S. forces in Japan from Adm. Robert Willard, the head of the U.S. military Pacific Command, during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2010. Field became the new top commander of U.S. forces in Japan, succeeding Lt. Gen. Edward Rice.

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Field takes top post of U.S. forces in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Gen. Burton Field (L) and Lt. Gen. Edward Rice shake hands at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2010. Field became the new top commander of U.S. forces in Japan, succeeding Rice.

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New U.S. Forces Japan chief stresses realignment necessary

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Gen. Edward Rice (R), the new commander of U.S. Forces Japan, shakes hands with his predecessor, Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright, during a change-of-command ceremony at the U.S. Yokota Air Base outside Tokyo on Feb. 25. Rice stressed it is necessary to carry out the 2006 bilateral agreement to realign U.S. military functions in Japan.

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New U.S. Forces Japan chief stresses realignment necessary

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Gen. Edward Rice, the new commander of U.S. Forces Japan, speaks at a change-of-command ceremony at the U.S. Yokota Air Base outside Tokyo on Feb. 25. Rice, who took over the command from Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright, stressed it is necessary to carry out the 2006 bilateral agreement to realign U.S. military functions in Japan.

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Top court nixes demand for damages for future noise at Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of a plaintiff's group meet the press in Tokyo on May 29 after the Supreme Court ruled on the basis of a 1981 precedent that compensation for damage from aircraft noise expected in the future cannot be awarded to sufferers, rejecting part of the plaintiffs' demands for damages for aircraft noise from the U.S. Air Force's Yokota base in suburban Tokyo.

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U.S. agrees to return part of airspace near Haneda airport to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the civil aviation subcommittee of the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee hold a meeting at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Oct. 27. The United States agreed to return to Japan around 40 percent of the airspace adjacent to Tokyo's Haneda airport that has been under the control of the U.S. Air Force's Yokota base in suburban Tokyo.

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High court raises redress ordered to state over Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, who filed a lawsuit against the government over flight noise at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, celebrate in front of the Tokyo High Court in Tokyo on Nov. 30 after the court ruled that the government must pay them 3.25 billion yen in compensation.

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Ginowan mayor visits U.S. military HQ to protest chopper crash

FUSSA, Japan - Yoichi Iha, mayor of the city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, speaks with reporters after visiting the U.S. military headquarters at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Sept. 22 to protest a Marine helicopter crash in the city in August.

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(6)Rumsfeld in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld waves at people on arrival at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo for inspection on Nov. 11.

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Damages given over base noise

TACHIKAWA, Japan - One of plaintiffs holds a banner telling their supporters of their victory after the Hachioji branch of the Tokyo District Court ordered the government May 13 to pay around 160 million yen in compensation to 242 out of the 325 people who sued the government over aircraft noise at the U.S. forces' Yokota air base in western Tokyo. But the court rejected the plaintiffs' other demands for a ban on night flights and for damages from future aircraft noise.

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(1)Major League all stars in Japan

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Major League all stars are surrounded by Japanese little league players during their visit to a field on the U.S. Air Force Yokota Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 9. (MLB)