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

NAHA—Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, whose political identity has been defined by his opposition to a U.S. military base ...

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

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

Leaders of India, Russia, China and other countries are set to meet in New Delhi for the BRICS Summit as New Delhi faces a ...

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

Incumbent Governor Denny Tamaki is known for his staunch anti-U.S. base sentiment. His re-election bid will ripple through ...

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

Campaigning began Thursday for an Okinawa gubernatorial election in which incumbent Denny Tamaki, an opponent of the ...

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

United is launching the only US nonstop to Okinawa in March 2027, flying three times weekly from San Francisco on a Boeing ...

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