The area occupied by the Futenma facility was initially expected to be returned to Okinawa in fiscal 2022 at the earliest, assuming the new facility would be completed by then. But the central ...

The Ministry of Defense plans to build a new training ground for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the central area of Okinawa's main island. The Indo-Pacific’s increasingly unstable ...

By Martin Fackler and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Henoko, Okinawa Keiko Itokazu can still remember the day in 1965 when the parachute didn’t open. It was attached to a jeep trailer that was ...

It began with the first, full-scale ground battle at Nakagusuku in central Okinawa. More than 5,500 people, about one-third of the village, eventually lost their lives in the Battle of Okinawa.

KIN BLUE BEACH, Okinawa — An hourlong amphibious landing by U.S. Marines and Japanese troops ... Unofficially, Iron Fist does ...

Luring visitors with golden beaches and picturesque palm trees, Okinawa is a wandering knight, never failing to surprise travellers with a backstory that's even more enticing. What awaits is ...

Whether kayaking amongst the mangroves, relaxing on idyllic beaches or joining in the local festival, Okinawa provides visitors with a serene return to nature. Okinawa is Japan's southernmost ...

Former U.S. Marine Kenneth Franklin Shinzato pleaded guilty to the rape and murder, which prompted a protest by about 2,000 at the Marine Corps base in central Okinawa. The protesters wanted U.S ...

NAHA—The Okinawa prefectural assembly unanimously adopted a resolution and a statement of protest against the U.S. military and the central government over a series of sex crime cases involving ...

The indictment says that in December, 25-year-old Brennon Washington approached the victim in a park in the central part of Okinawa's main island and drove her away in a car. He then allegedly ...