A new documentary film that depicts the long campaigns waged by two Okinawa governors against the concentration of U.S. military bases in the prefecture will be released on April 19 nationwide.

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Junglia Okinawa, a new theme park located in northern Okinawa’s lush jungle, is set to open in July 2025—and it’s unlike anything the island has seen before. Located in the UNESCO-protected region of ...

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Harumi Miyagi’s mother was a village employee on the small island of Zamami in Okinawa Prefecture who provided food and lodging for 15 Japanese soldiers at her home in 1945. When a U.S. military ...

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Pfc. Harry LeBert was a young Marine and father of two who — having just recovered from injuries received in the Battle of ...

Bereaved family members and those who lived through the war place their hands together in tribute in Zamami, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 26, 2025. (Mainichi/Shinnosuke Kyan) NAHA -- An Okinawa ...

A memorial ceremony was held in an Okinawa Prefecture village on Wednesday, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. military's landing on the Kerama Islands, which preceded fierce ground battles in the ...

U.S. forces and Japanese police will hold a joint patrol in Okinawa Prefecture this week after a number of sexual assault cases involving U.S. military personnel came to light last year, a Japanese ...

It's been 80 years since US forces invaded Okinawa, beginning one of the bloodiest battles of World War Two. More than 200,000 people lost their lives as fighting engulfed Japan's southern prefecture.

Ships and planes would be able to transport around 110,000 residents and 10,000 visitors from the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, to eight south-western and western prefectures within six ...