Japan plans to start operating its new Ground Self-Defense Force missile base on Ishigaki Island in March as part of a plan to bolster defenses in the Nansei Island chain, an Okinawa newspaper reported Wednesday.
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki said he opposes Tokyo s reported plans to position missile batteries capable of striking parts of China and North Korea within the southern island chain.
A ‘human health risk assessment’ by the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, from 2019, revealed high levels of dioxin and pesticides at three spots on Camp Kinser.
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki is on Guam as part of continued dialogue on the relocation of as many as 5,000 U.S. Marines from Okinawa and elsewhere to Marine Corps Camp