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 ...

Today, however, a majority of the 50,000 U.S. troops based in Japan under a bilateral security pact and 70% of military facilities are on Okinawa, which accounts for only 0.6% of Japanese land.

A fleet of Chinese navy vessels has conducted what Japanese military ... 250km strait that separates Okinawa island and Miyako and an archipelago of smaller islands that ends with Yonaguni ...

Okinawa, known for the rich beauty of its diverse islands, offers visitors a tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs. Home to World War II sites and a distinct “Blue Zone” culinary ...

Analysts say the move could be part of China's strategy 'to take Taiwan without a fight' and a Miyako Strait blockade would complicate ... island of Okinawa and the most westerly islands of ...