Ignoring Local Government Requests, U.S. Troops in Japan Conduct Parachute Training Outside Designated Areas
On the 10th local time, reporters from the Central Station learned that the U.S. military stationed in Japan conducted parachute training at Kadena Air Base located in Okinawa Prefecture. This is the seventh time the U.S. military stationed in Japan has conducted parachute training at Kadena Air Base outside the agreed area since the auxiliary airport on Ie Island (Ie Village) was restored for use as a training site agreed upon by Japan and the U.S. in December 2025.
According to relevant agreements between Japan and the U.S., parachute training should be conducted at the auxiliary airport on Ie Island in Okinawa Prefecture, except in exceptional circumstances. The local government has previously submitted protests to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense multiple times, stating that the noise from U.S. military training is extremely loud, seriously disturbing residents, and strongly demanding that the U.S. military stop related training at Kadena Air Base. (Reported by Central Station reporter Bai Chunyang)
U.S. Forces Japan conducted parachute training at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on October 10, 2023. This marks the seventh instance of such training occurring outside the designated area since December 2025. Local authorities have repeatedly protested the noise generated by these military exercises, emphasizing the disruption to residents.
- U.S. forces conducted parachute training at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on October 10, 2023.
- This is the seventh time U.S. forces have conducted parachute training outside the agreed area since December 2025.
- Local government has protested against the noise from U.S. military training activities.
- Parachute training is supposed to occur at Ie Island Auxiliary Airport according to U.S.-Japan agreements.