Okinawa on Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, which ended 27 years of U.S. rule after ...

With the distant sea in the background, majestic buildings jut up from the base of a gently sloping hillside that was part of ...

For decades, residents of Japan’s Okinawa have strongly opposed the US military bases that dot the region but a subtle shift is under way – Copyright South Korean ...

As part of the commemorations of 80 years since the end of World War Two, Okinawa Prefecture has created a series of video shorts, “Bases and Peace,” and published them on its special “Bases and Peace ...

Two US Marine bases in Japan’s Okinawa have been put into lockdown after dozens of coronavirus infections, with local officials criticising the American military’s containment efforts. Additional ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — U.S. military officials are considering changes to the mandatory newcomers briefing for personnel arriving on Okinawa as part of a broader response to sexual assault cases ...

OKINAWA, Japan — Concluding a stump speech before more than 500 supporters in a large auditorium, Denny Tamaki, a candidate for governor on this southern Japanese island blanketed by U.S. military ...

TOKYO — Japanese authorities on Wednesday began landfill work in waters off Okinawa as part of a long-delayed project to relocate a US military air base within the southern island prefecture, local ...

A memorial ceremony was held in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday to mourn some 200,000 people who died in a fierce ground battle fought in the southernmost Japan prefecture 81 years ago in the late stage ...