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

At present, not many lawmakers are putting priority on Okinawa after measures taken by the government in the past for the ...

Okinawa prefecture and two towns adjacent to Kadena Air Base have made formal protests to U.S. and Japanese authorities after ...

A Japanese firm has created an interactive website where families of U.S. troops killed during the Battle of Okinawa can see their loved ones’ names on the island’s Cornerstone of Peace memorial.

The art of bingata has been a quiet symbol of resilience on the Japanese island of Okinawa. Now, it's being revived by the ...

Join me on a 3-day journey exploring the stunning beauty of Miyakojima (Miyako Island) in Okinawa! From the crystal-clear ...

Eighty years after the Battle of Okinawa, thousands of victims remain unaccounted for. One man continues to search for the ...

Did you ever notice how there are certain folks who seem to age with energy, with vitality, even with a twinkle in their eyes? If you heard rumors of the Okinawa diet, you’re not dreaming. Okinawa is ...

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.

Harumi Miyagi’s mother was a village employee on the small island of Zamami in Okinawa Prefecture who provided food and lodging for 15 Japanese soldiers at her home in 1945. When a U.S. military ...

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 ...

YAESE, Okinawa Prefecture--Mitsuo Matsunaga crawled inch by inch through a hole just large enough for an adult to fit through and descended two meters or so down a slope using a ladder and rope.