Okinawa’s proximity to Taiwan— less than 700 kilometers (435 miles) away— makes it an important location for US military operations. It serves as a forward base for deterring potential threats, partic

The movement of troops comes 19 years after an initial agreement for the relocation by the governments of Japan and the U.S.

U.S. Marines in Okinawa Prefecture have begun moving to Guam under an agreement Tokyo originally reached 18 years ago with Washington.

The partial transfer of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam began on Saturday, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to reduce the heavy burden of American troop presence on the southern Japanese island,