Even though the Okinawa Prefectural Government has called for an additional survey, the central government has not complied with the request. To begin with, under current technology it is only ...

The commandant of the Marine Corps expressed concern Wednesday over a U.S. agreement with the Japanese government that requires the service to move thousands of its troops off of Okinawa.

Workers on Jan. 29 began driving sand piles to shore up the soft seabed on the north side of Henoko in Nago, Okinawa ...

Okinawa prefectural police said earlier in the ... Both cases came to light after they were reported by local media outlets. The central government had not disclosed the cases to prefectural ...

A U.S. Marine was not indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last year in Okinawa Prefecture, prosecutors said. The serviceman in his 30s, who is in U.S. custody, was referred to ...

The Japanese and U.S. governments must accelerate efforts to ensure that the burden on Okinawa Prefecture, where many U.S. military bases are concentrated, is reduced. The transfer of U.S. Marines ...

Junglia Okinawa, a new theme park located in northern Okinawa’s lush jungle, is set to open in July 2025—and it’s unlike ...

It began with the first, full-scale ground battle at Nakagusuku in central Okinawa. More than 5,500 people, about one-third of the village, eventually lost their lives in the Battle of Okinawa.

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — An F-16C Fighting Falcon made an emergency landing here Monday, according to a local newspaper, the second such incident at the base in as many days. Meanwhile ...

The Ministry of Defense plans to build a new training ground for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the central area of Okinawa's main island. The Indo-Pacific’s increasingly unstable ...

Okinawa, known for the rich beauty of its diverse islands, offers visitors a tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs.