US against Japan base relocation plan

Last Updated: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 14:30

The US has reacted negatively to Japan`s draft proposal for the relocation of US Marine base in Okinawa.

Hatoyama to revisit Okinawa around May 23

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 13:50

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is planning to revisit Okinawa, possibly on May 23 over the relocation of a US Marine base in the prefecture, sources said.

Hatoyama to visit Okinawa over US base issue: Hirano

Last Updated: Friday, April 30, 2010, 17:50

Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama will visit Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday to hold talks with Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima over the issue on where to relocate a US Marine base, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said today.

Japanese islanders rally `against US base plan`

Last Updated: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 15:16

Thousands of people rallied on a remote Japanese island on Sunday, protesting against a possible government move to relocate a major US air base there.

Japan searches for US base row compromise

Last Updated: Friday, March 26, 2010, 14:41

Japan`s centre-left government on Friday scrambled to work out a compromise in a festering row over a controversial US military base, days before the country`s foreign minister heads to Washington.

Japan to propose moving half key US base off Okinawa: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 23:13

Japan has decided to propose to Washington to relocate half of a controversial US military airbase away from the southern island of Okinawa, a report said on Thursday, citing the top government spokesman.

US to return Okinawa air control to Japan on March 31

Last Updated: Friday, March 19, 2010, 15:20

The US has officially agreed with Japan to return on March 31 air traffic control rights around the main Okinawa island that have long been controlled by American forces in Japan, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

Base needed to defend Japan: United States

Last Updated: Thursday, March 18, 2010, 09:38

The United States has said that it needs to maintain a base on the Japanese island of Okinawa to defend the region, as the new government in Tokyo considers scrapping a previous plan.

US to wait-and-watch on Japan`s new deadline for base issue

Last Updated: Friday, March 5, 2010, 14:46

A senior US official has indicated that Washington will take a wait-and-see stance on a new deadline set by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama`s government for deciding where to relocate a US Marine base in Okinawa Prefecture.

Guam not a substitute for Okinawa: US Marine commander

Last Updated: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 13:30

A top US Marine Corps commander struck a negative note about the idea that Guam could host all the Marines based in Okinawa, suggesting it would reduce response capability in the event of a contingency in the region near Japan.

Okinawa town elects mayor who opposes US base

Last Updated: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 22:29

The future of an American military base and the balance of US-Japan relations were thrown into further question Sunday as voters in a small city far from Tokyo elected a mayor opposed to the base.

US base row focus of Japan city vote

Last Updated: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 11:20

Japanese voters in a city on Okinawa island go to the polls to elect a new mayor on Sunday in a vote that throws a spotlight on a dispute with the United States over where to build a controversial new US air base.