U.S. forces in Japan said the first meeting of a new forum between U.S. forces and local officials will take place on May 9 to address concerns following sexual assaults by U.S. soldiers in Okinawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/30/japan/us-forces-okinawa-sexual-assaults/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #us #usbases #okinawa #sexcrimes
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Not publicised enough, the number and size of US military bases in West Asia is astounding.
This investigation provides details, satellite maps, strategic purpose. The list includes the largest Al Udeid, near Doha, where attack jets take off for Syria and likely Yemen, and the Demona base in Israel, where Israel keeps its "undeclared" nuclear warheads, operated by the US.
A full on US-Iran war will have catastrophic repercussions
Japan wants to separate negotiations on tough U.S. tariffs from security-related discussions. That may be tough. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/23/japan/politics/japan-us-trade-security-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #trade #defense #tariffs #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #usbases #usmilitary #budgets
U.S. soldiers joined Japanese officials and residents in Okinawa for a one-off joint nighttime patrol Friday following sexual assault cases involving American servicemen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/19/japan/society/japan-us-okinawa-street-patrol/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #okinawa #usbases #usmilitary #sexcrimes
Japan's defense chief has poured cold water on Trump's demand to boost cost-sharing for hosting American troops in Japan before the current deal expires in 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/japan/politics/trump-japan-us-troops-nakatani/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #defense #sdf #usbases #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #usmilitary #china #shigeruishiba #gennakatani
Reviving an '80s-era worldview, Trump says his nation's alliance with Japan is unfair, but Tokyo says the country has been paying billions and plays a key role in U.S. strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/japan/politics/japan-us-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #defense #sdf #usbases #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #usmilitary #china #shigeruishiba
Japan has a new U.S. ambassador, and he’ll have both large shoes to fill and a challenging agenda ahead of him — including helping to resolve a row over tough tariffs the White House has slapped on its top Asian ally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/politics/us-japan-ambassador-george-glass-confirmed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #georgeglass #us #usmilitary #usbases #usjapanrelations #defense #budgets #donaldtrump #congress
The U.S. military will deploy several long-range surveillance drones to Japan’s far-flung southwestern islands area near Taiwan, as the allies seek to counter China’s ramped-up drone presence in the same area. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/us-triton-drones-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usmilitary #drones #okinawa #taiwan #china #pla #defense #usbases
The Pentagon is reportedly considering halting a planned expansion of U.S. Forces Japan, a key element of Washington’s push to more aggressively counter Chinese military assertiveness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/politics/pentagon-us-forces-japan-upgrade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #usbases #defense
A new medical center has opened at the site of the former West Futenma Housing Area in Okinawa Prefecture, which was returned to Japan from the U.S. military in 2015. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/japan/okinawa-medical-center-opens/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #ginowan #usbases #hospitals
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Japan, George Glass, said he will "undoubtedly" need to press Japan to contribute more money for hosting American troops. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/14/japan/politics/george-glass-us-japan-ambassador-cost-sharing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #georgeglass #us #usmilitary #usbases #usjapanrelations #defense #budgets #donaldtrump #congress
The Naha District Public Prosecutor's Office has decided not to indict a U.S. Marine who had been investigated for alleged sexual assault in Okinawa Prefecture, citing insufficient evidence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/24/japan/crime-legal/us-marine-okinawa-sexual-assault/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #usbases #sexcrimes #okinawa
U.S. air bases across the Indo-Pacific are becoming increasingly vulnerable amid a lack of hardened shelters, as China’s missile arsenal grows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/10/asia-pacific/us-bases-asia-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #usbases #usmilitary #okinawa #defense #usmarinecorps #people039sliberationarmy #selfdefenseforces
Japanese government officials have inspected the Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo following a leak of water containing toxic “forever chemicals” outside the U.S. base in August. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/20/japan/science-health/yokota-base-pfas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #pfas #water #chemicals #pollution #environment #health #usmilitary #usbases
The relocation of some U.S. Marines in Okinawa Prefecture to Guam has started, Japan's Defense Ministry said Saturday, 19 years after an initial agreement was agreed upon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/14/japan/okinawa-marines-guam-relocation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #us #usmilitary #guam #usbases #nago #futenma
The deployment of cutting-edge F-35A stealth fighters at the U.S. military's Misawa base in Aomori Prefecture will start in the spring of 2026, Tohoku Defense Bureau officials and others said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/18/japan/f35-a-fighter-jet-deployment-misawa-base/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usmilitary #usbases #sdf #aomori #misawa #fighterjets #stealthtech
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Friday said that no decision has been made on U.S. Forces Japan's reported command relocation to central Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/16/japan/us-forces-japan-relocation/ #japan #usmilitary #usbases #usjapanrelations #defense #defenseministry
In a sign of the times, Okinawa's call centers — which received around 125,000 Dial 104 calls a day at the peak of their operations — are moving on to other tasks, with NTT discontinuing the service in March 2026 due to a plunge in landline users. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/11/japan/society/ntt-telephone-directory-okinawa/ #japan #society #ntt #phones #okinawa #usbases #telecoms #callcenters
The U.S. is widening its ability to review foreign nationals' real estate deals near military bases and installations — a move that comes at a time of heightened concern over China-related land purchases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/02/world/us-property-oversight-military-bases/ #worldnews #us #usbases #usmilitary #china #russia #espionage
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said that he “definitely” wants to make revisions to a key military pact with Washington “a reality,” but his push to change the agreement governing the U.S. military presence in Japan is unlikely to happen any time soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/16/japan/japan-us-status-of-forces-agreement/ #japan #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #us #usbases #shigeruishiba #ldp
