The island of Okinawa was the crucial final stepping stone for the Americans. For the Japanese, it would be the first time ...

Powerful Typhoon No. 6 was expected to bring heavy rain and violent winds to Okinawa Prefecture on June 1 before veering toward the main Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. The Japan ...

Okinawa elected its first conservative governor in 12 years Sunday as Genta Koja, a former deputy mayor of Naha backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government, defeated two-term ...

Okinawa on Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, which ended 27 years of U.S. rule after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II was fought on the southern ...

The day I first landed in OkinawaIt has been over ten years now, but I still remember well the time I first visited Okinawa.

Many islanders are resigned to an American presence and are wary of China, as Japan shifts toward stronger defense.

An American tourist faces arson and attempted murder charges for an Okinawa hotel fire wherein a Marine helped rescue guests.

A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling party won a gubernatorial election in Okinawa, bringing to power a leader who approves of a contentious US military base ...

Situated in the Tamagusuku area of Nanjo city in southern Okinawa, Okinawa World is the island’s largest cultural theme park ...

India, Sept. 28 -- Authorities in Japan have cautioned that a powerful storm called Typhoon Surrigae is approaching the ...

A major U.S. airline will launch the first nonstop passenger service between Okinawa and the continental United States in more than half a century next spring, offering the island’s large U.S.

TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government won Okinawa's gubernatorial election on Sunday, ousting an opponent of Tokyo's military build-up ...