NAHA -- "I had no choice but to stay silent." In Tomoko Oshiro's calm words, the deep loneliness of the past was unmistakable ...

Japanese scientists using an improved method of analysis recently identified a third set of remains as likely those of an ...

Removing bases in Japan would severely impact U.S. force projection in East Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific. The U.S. might attempt to compensate by strengthening its presence in South Korea, Guam, ...

If the sense of 'us and them' is strong, that can lead to conflicts like wars. People in the states or people in Okinawa, Japan — they’re all the same ...

Okinawa is a subtropical paradise blooming with vivid flowers. Photographer Alfie Goodrich captures the profound beauty of ...

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Most people head to Okinawa for its pristine beaches and relaxing resorts, but now there’s an exciting new reason to visit ...

Okinawa, a beautiful island chain in Japan, is a cultural treasure trove that most travelers overlook ...

Okinawa, with a population of 1.5 million, hosts 70 percent of the American bases despite accounting for only 0.6 percent of Japan’s landmass. There are 80,000 Americans on the island, of whom ...

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on March 1, 2019, after a vote on the relocation of a U.S. base on the island on Feb. 25.

An F-15E Strike Eagle that took off from Diego Garcia on Monday discovered mid-flight that one of its wheels was missing.

In April 2020, the Japanese Defense Ministry’s Okinawa Bureau attempted to submit a revised building plan to account for the soft ground, which civil engineers described as “ soft as ...