This photo taken on Aug 23, 2022 shows a US military Osprey aircraft at the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the center of the city of Ginowan, Okinawa prefecture, Japan. (PHILIP FONG / AFP)
The United States plans to reorganize its Marine Corps units in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture by fiscal year 2025 and create a "Marine Littoral Regiment" to quickly respond to outlying island emergencies, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing government sources.
The US government has already informed Japan's government about the plan, the report said.
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The reorganization will be announced during the two-plus-two security meeting in Washington, DC, on Jan 11, the report said.
The Marines' III Expeditionary Force, comprising tens of thousands of personnel, has been based in Okinawa for decades.