A challenger backed by the Liberal Democratic Party holds a slight lead over the incumbent in Okinawa Prefecture’s ...

NAHA, Japan - Gov. Denny Tamaki, an opponent of the relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture, is running ...

In the de facto head-to-head battle, challenger Genta Koja, 42, said he will stop making the central government look like a ...

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

Inamine, a former businessman, was first elected leader of Okinawa in the 1998 gubernatorial election, in which the ...

I have seen the places where the Battle of Okinawa took place—the caves, the memorials, and the landscapes marked by battle ...

The Okinawa gubernatorial election is expected to effectively be a one-on-one battle between Denny Tamaki, who is seeking a third term, and Genta Koja, a former deputy mayor of Naha.

Held on Aug 26, Rescue Flag 26-1 brought together forces from the USAF, USMC, JMSDF, and JASDF for a comprehensive simulated casualty exercise. A USAF CV-22B Osprey joined a JMSDF (Japan Maritime Self ...

The CRA suffered a crushing defeat in the lower house election, and the party has lacked momentum ever since. In a public opinion poll in August by The Yomiuri Shimbun, the party’s approval rating ...

Japan defense budget 2027 request sets a record at 8.9 trillion yen ($55.7 billion), covering an AI orchestrator for ...

Japan’s Defense Ministry asked for a record-high 8.9 trillion yen for the coming fiscal year, about $55.6 billion.

The official campaign period began on Thursday for the Sept. 13 gubernatorial election for Japan's southernmost ...