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

An American tourist faces arson and attempted murder charges for an Okinawa hotel fire wherein a Marine helped rescue guests.

U.S. military installations on Okinawa moved ships and aircraft, secured facilities and prepared as Typhoon Saudel approached ...

Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture on Saturday (August 8, 2026), injuring six people and ⁠cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings, while China shut ports and halted ferries ...

The Japan Football Association is bringing Blue Lock to life with a free, exclusive training camp directly inspired by the popular sports anime. If you haven’t watched Blue Lock, the premise is simple ...

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

Naha, Okinawa Pref. – With only a month left to go until the Sept. 13 Okinawa gubernatorial election, neither of the two main potential candidates has been able to secure a decisive lead in the ...

Five elderly people, three of whom fell due to strong winds, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in Okinawa while another person was injured in Kagoshima prefecture, the authorities said. Nearly 39 ...

Ruth Asawa weaves a wire sculpture in 1956. A spool of wire can be seen at lower left. (Photo by Imogen Cunningham) TOKYO -- A new Japanese biography brought artist Ruth Asawa's (1926-2013) life into ...

Botafogo’s Youth Football Department has become aware of reports involving people improperly presenting themselves as scouts, agents, or representatives of the Club in order to offer supposed opport..

Forty-five meters beneath the Pacific, Kingo Wakasa hovers beside the rusted hull of a World War II war grave off northern Okinawa. The ship below is the USS Emmons, an American destroyer scuttled on ...