Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit ...

Japan detonated 461 WWII-era US-made shells Thursday off the coast of Japan's southeastern island of Okinawa, the Stars and Stripes US military newspaper reported. The shells saw active combat in WWII ...

Japanese troops last week defused another American-made shell believed to be left over from World War II and removed it from ...

The prefecture of Okinawa ... World War Two. After more than half a century, many residents of Okinawa argue that they still bear a disproportionate burden of the ongoing US military presence in ...

Japan has not engaged in war since World War II, maintaining a pacifist stance under its post-war constitution. However, ...

With rising political tensions, let's explore what might happen if Japan is attacked in war. How would the international ...

As World War II neared its end ... It was first used against American vessels at the Battle of Okinawa, and Japan built 852 of them. What made it so tragic was that it was purpose-built to ...

After World War II, it was governed by the United States for 27 years before reverting to Japan in 1972. Today, with more than 35 inhabited islands, Okinawa features a unique culture alongside ...

Okinawa was under post-World War II occupation until 1972, but still bears the lion's share of military facilities and personnel when compared to the rest of Japan. Okinawans have long protested U ...

Denny Tamaki, the Governor of Okinawa Prefecture ... The presence of the U.S. military is one of the legacies of World War II, where the island was the site of a bloody battle that claimed ...

Home to World War II sites and a distinct “Blue Zone” culinary culture, Okinawa has long been a secret getaway for locals, and serves as a refreshing alternative to Japan’s more well-trodden ...

The defence ministry said in a briefing document that Japan was facing its "toughest and most complex security environment" since World War II, repeating a warning from Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.