Japan's government has compiled a plan to evacuate people from remote islands in the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa in ...

Under the plan, ships and planes to evacuate 110,000 residents, 10,000 visitors from Sakishima Islands in Okinawa in 6 days - ...

Harumi Miyagi’s mother was a village employee on the small island of Zamami in Okinawa Prefecture who provided food and ...

But do blue zone residents really live longer? Or is their legendary lifespan more myth than science? “People [in blue zones] ...

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

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

The habits of people living on this extraordinary island are surprisingly humble, but a huge amount of the population live ...

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?

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

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

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

The remains of some 1,400 people found on Okinawa sit ... U.S. troops landed on Okinawa during their push toward mainland Japan, beginning a battle that lasted until late June and killed about ...