Okinawa Prefecture still had the most new infections per 100,000 residents over the week ending on Jan. 25 with 554, exceeding the 513 of Osaka Prefecture and the 489 of Tokyo.

GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture--Kiyoko Tokashiki recalls braving the pouring rain in a park in 1972 to protest the reversion of Okinawa to Japan while U.S. military bases remained concentrated in the ...

Unless corrective measures are made, and quickly, the anti-U.S. military base sentiment and movement in Okinawa will grow, damaging Japan-U.S. cooperation at a crucial time. The Ministry of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Itoman: Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a head-torch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa’s jungle. He gently runs his fingers through ...

Busan KCC Egis power forward Deonte Burton, right, in action during an East Asia Super League game against the Ryukyu Golden Kings at Okinawa Arena in Japan on Wednesday. [EASL] Busan KCC Egis ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former Prof. Okinawa International University Shinobu Yoshihama is a leading expert on the battle. A survivor of the mobilization Hiroko Goya, 91, was conscripted into the army as a nurse at the ...