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The Japan-U.S. agreement in 2006 centered on the transfer of about 8,000 Marines in Okinawa Prefecture to ... of the headquarters buildings, barracks and training areas for Marines redeployed ...

Eighteen years following the bilateral agreement between Japan and the United States, the relocation process for U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa has ... such as barracks and training facilities ...

Roughly 400-miles off the coast of Japan’s southernmost region of Kyushu, Okinawa has long been credited with having one of the highest concentrations of centenarians in the world.

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki called on the central government to present a clear plan for the transfers, and for the process to be completed as soon as possible. Under the plans, Japan is supposed to ...