An Okinawa Prefecture island where mass suicides took place during World War II held a memorial ceremony on March 26, the ...

A memorial ceremony was held in an Okinawa Prefecture village on Wednesday, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. military's ...

Village officials led a memorial service in Zamami, Okinawa on Wednesday to commemorate the beginning of ground battles there ...

People in this country believe that growing old is fun - and they reach staggering ages thanks to a traditional way of life ...

The population of this island live to a remarkable old age, with women in particular reaching the age of 100 with astonishing ...

Takamatsu Gushiken leaves a cave after a session of searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa ...

My American family moved from the US to Okinawa and have now lived in Japan for years. Driving, shopping, and parenting here ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper ...

Japan is planning to strengthen its ‘counterstrike capabilities’ by deploying long-range missiles on the southern island of ...

Okinawa in Japan is a Blue Zone - one of five places in the world where people live longer and healthier than anywhere else on the planet. But what's the secret to their long and healthy lives?

URUMA, Okinawa Prefecture--The Defense Ministry deployed its first ground-to-ship missile system in Okinawa’s main island to target ... same location to give Japan the capability of countering ...