Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot ...

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.

This is the life’s work of the bone digger, Takamatsu Gushiken. He spends much of his free time in caves like this in Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, trying to bring closure to one ...

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Okinawa — Thai naval cadets are training with U.S. sailors and the United Nations Command-Rear this week during the Thai navy’s first port call on Okinawa in more ...

WASHINGTON--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki called on U.S. officials to take stronger measures to prevent further sexual assaults by U.S. military personnel in the prefecture and to bolster ...

Friday marked 80 years since a powerful moment of humanity occurred during World War II, when a Japanese Kamikaze pilot was ...

The World War II Battle of Okinawa left an estimated 240,000 people killed or missing — and 80 years later, their bones are still being unearthed by dedicated volunteers. Japan’s southernmost ...

He crouches as the lamp on his forehead shines on the dirt at his feet and scratches the soil with a gardening tool, looking to turn up the remains of people who hid in caves like this one during the ...

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 ...