Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki is planning to seek a third term as the prefecture's governor, sources say, amid debate over a planned U.S. military base relocation and recent setbacks for the All Okinawa coalition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/17/japan/politics/okinawa-governor-third-term/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #dennytamaki #usbases #usmilitary #futenma #nago #henoko #usmilitary #usjapanrelations

Unless a long runway is secured at a replacement facility, the U.S. Department of Defense said it would not return the site of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station in Okinawa Prefecture to the Japanese side. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/19/japan/futenma-runway-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #usbases #usmilitary #futenma #nago #henoko #defenseministry

Nago Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi, supported by advocates of a controversial U.S. base relocation project, won his third term in Sunday's mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/politics/toguchi-nago-mayor-3rd-term/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #nago #henoko #futenma #usbases

The Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) — a new party formed by the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito — announced its basic policies and party platform on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/politics/cra-policies-security-energy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #2026lowerhouseelection #komeito #cdp #junazumi #tetsuosaito #henoko #futenma #okinawa #sanaetakaichi #sanseito

The incumbent mayor and two challengers filed their candidacies for the Jan. 25 mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa, which will focus on the planned relocation of a U.S. military base to the city’s Henoko area. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/politics/okinawa-nago-mayor-election-kickoff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #nago #henoko #futenma #usbases #usmilitary

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday met with Nago Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi to seek local understanding on relocating U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/08/japan/koizumi-local-understanding-futenma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinjirokoizumi #okinawa #futenma #henoko #us #usmilitary #usbases #usjapanrelations #defense

The Defense Ministry resumed ground improvement work in Oura Bay in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday for the construction of a replacement facility for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/19/japan/futenma-ground-work-resumes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #futenma #henoko #us #usmilitary

Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa on Monday, one of the final land battles of World War II, with solemn reflections on the sacrifices made by the island’s residents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/history/okinawa-80th/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #battleofokinawa #dennytamaki #shigeruishiba #futenma #henoko

Japan's Defense Ministry on Saturday began ground improvement work on the Oura Bay side of the Henoko coastal area in Okinawa Prefecture, as part of a U.S. base relocation project in the southernmost prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/28/japan/okinawa-henoko-ground-improvement-work/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #henoko #defenseministry