Luring visitors with golden beaches and picturesque palm trees, Okinawa is a wandering knight, never failing to surprise travellers with a backstory that's even more enticing. What awaits is, quite ...

Recent movements by Chinese naval vessels have sparked fears in Japan of a ... operations in the Miyako Strait. This 250-kilometer-wide passage separates Okinawa’s main island from Taiwan.

Even within the differing islands, unique species can be found. Sitting 300 kilometers to the southwest of Okinawa, the Miyako Islands are home to the Miyako keelback snake (Hebius concelarus ...

Japan is moving to beef up its guided ... have a range of 200 or so kilometers. The strategic Miyako Strait between the main Okinawa island and Miyakojima is about 290 km wide, meaning the ...

Researchers found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in seawater offshore Okinawa in 2023, suggesting this ...

Japan saw scrambles by the Japan Air Self Defense Force decrease for the first three quarters of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 ...

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

Japan's Okinawa prefecture was on high alert ... Land-based PAC-3 interceptor deployed on Miyako Island, Okinawa. The Ground Self-Defense Force has sent units to Okinawa that are tasked with ...

The waters around Japan’s southwestern Nansei Islands ... likely inhabit broad marine areas around the main Okinawa island as well as the Miyako Islands and Yaeyama Islands.

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