The storm has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured five people on the Japanese island.

Japan’s government protested Friday to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American ...

The typhoon was just north of the main island of Okinawa with maximum winds of 89 mph as of Friday afternoon, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Rising prices and jobs eclipse the U.S. military presence as the top concern for voters heading into a closely contested ...

Over 50 years have passed since the U.S. returned Okinawa to the Japanese administration, but complex feelings toward ...

Typhoon Saudel is moving away from Japan's southwestern regions of Amami and Okinawa. But the typhoon's impact is expected to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, center, and Princess Aiko arrive at the National Cemetery at the Peace Memorial Park in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yumi Matsumoto and her family at the Okinawa shrine Yumi Matsumoto lived in Okinawa for 30 years before moving to America last ...

On September 4, the Japanese Supreme Court ruled that Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki is legally obligated to approve the relocation of a U.S. military base from the Okinawan district of Ginowan to ...

For a quarter of a century, Okinawa has stood as a reminder of Japan’s defeat in World War II. Conquered by the U.S. in the last bloody battles of the war, it remained an American-occupied area even ...

A fishing trip through Japan takes an unexpected turn when local rules prevent the catch-and-cook experience he had planned.