An F-16C Fighting Falcon made an emergency landing at Kadena on Monday, according to a local newspaper, the second such ...

Gen. Eric Smith said the planned transfer of Okinawa-based Marines to Guam in the coming years will distance the force from a critical theater that China seeks to further influence.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of ...

Recent movements by Chinese naval vessels have sparked fears in Japan of a potential naval blockade near Okinawa in the East ...

GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture—With the distant sea in the background, majestic buildings jut up from the base of a gently sloping hillside that was part of what is considered the world’s most ...

The subtropical island of Okinawa Prefecture has an environment, climate and culture very different to mainland Japan. An ...

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — The 18th Wing is prepared to ... whether it’s in the East China Sea or the South China Sea,” Evans said. “Every day, whether it’s our [intelligence ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest ... Civilians dodged bullets and sea and air bombardments. Without food, water or shelter, survival was almost impossible.

The landfill work began in 2018. However, after a large swath of soft sea floor was found, the Defense Ministry’s Okinawa Bureau sought a revision to the original plan in April 2020 to solidify ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest ... Civilians dodged bullets and sea and air bombardments. Without food, water or shelter, survival was almost impossible.