Inamine, a former businessman, was first elected leader of Okinawa in the 1998 gubernatorial election, in which the ...
A challenger backed by the Liberal Democratic Party holds a slight lead over the incumbent in Okinawa Prefecture’s ...
Over 50 years have passed since the U.S. returned Okinawa to the Japanese administration, but complex feelings toward ...
With one week to go before the gubernatorial election in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, the relationship between the central government and the island prefecture has emerged as a new ...
Gov. Denny Tamaki, an opponent of the relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture, is running neck and neck ...
I have seen the places where the Battle of Okinawa took place—the caves, the memorials, and the landscapes marked by battle ...
Commander Christopher Poulos continues a lifetime of service. For Commander Christopher Poulos, service has never been ...
A majority of residents in Okinawa Prefecture are constantly opposed to the planned relocation of the U.S. Futenma base in the Okinawa city of Ginowan to the Henoko coastal district in Nago, another c ...
Japan defense budget 2027 request sets a record at 8.9 trillion yen ($55.7 billion), covering an AI orchestrator for ...
Half a century has passed since control of Okinawa was returned to Japan, and the economic gap between the prefecture and the mainland has narrowed. However, due to the burden of hosting U.S. military ...
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.
NAHA—Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, whose political identity has been defined by his opposition to a U.S. military base ...