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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 30, 2026
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New Okinawa governor to dissolve office that fought Marine airfield construction (opens the original)
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Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja speaks to reporters at the prefecture’s office in Naha, Sept. 30, 2026. (Keishi Koja/Stars and Stripes) By BRIAN MCELHINEY and KEISHI KOJA STARS AND STRIPES NAHA, Okinawa — Okinawa’s newly inaugurated governor moved Wednesday to dismantle the government office his predecessors used in their decade-long fight against construction of a new Marine Corps airfield and redirect the prefecture’s efforts toward speeding the return of American military property. Gov. Genta Koja sa
Chinese research-vessel activity more than triples around Japanâs southwestern islands (opens the original)
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The Chinese marine research vessel Kexue was spotted extending a wire-like object within Japan's exclusive economic zone about 39 nautical miles north of Ishigaki Island on Sept. 26, 2026. (Japan coast guard) By BRIAN MCELHINEY and KEISHI KOJA STARS AND STRIPES Chinese research-vessel activity around Japanâs southwestern islands has more than tripled this year, with the Japan coast guard reporting 14 cases of ships conducting surveys in the countryâs exclusive economic zone around Okinawa an
US Army to temporarily store advanced missile systems on Okinawa (opens the original)
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A U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, takes part in live-fire drills at Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 21, 2026. (Steve Asfall/U.S. Army) By BRIAN MCELHINEY and KEISHI KOJA STARS AND STRIPES The U.S. Army will temporarily store its mid-range missile system, Typhon, and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa starting in mid-October, according to Japan’s Defense Ministry. The rocket systems will be moved from
Guam seeks federal help for $11.7 billion impact of US military buildup on island (opens the original)
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An aerial view of Naval Base Guam shows Apra Harbor with several Navy vessels in port on Aug. 24, 2020. (Macadam Weissman/U.S. Navy) Guam will need an estimated $11.7 billion in infrastructure and public services over the next 30 years to accommodate a growing U.S. military presence, the island’s governor said this week as she called for greater federal support. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero said what her office described as the largest U.S. military buildup in the Pacific since World War II could requ
Think tank with Trump administration ties calls for major US military pullback in Pacific (opens the original)
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American soldiers gather on the beach following a live-fire coastal defense drill near Laoag, Philippines, May 4, 2026, as part of the annual Balikatan exercise. (Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes) A Washington think tank with ties to Trump administration officials is calling for a dramatic retrenchment of U.S. military power in the Western Pacific, including ending defense alliances with Japan, South Korea, Australia and the Philippines and adopting a non-intervention policy toward Taiwan. The propo
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