Police have accused a U.S. Navy sailor on Okinawa of inappropriately touching a Japanese girl over the summer, adding to a string of offenses that have roiled the island community the past two years.

The animated film is inspired by the real-life events of the Himeyuri Corps, who were mobilized, and then abandoned, in ...

NAHA, Okinawa — A U.S. airman convicted on Dec. 13 in Japanese court of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl last year on Okinawa has appealed the verdict. Senior Airman Brennon Washington, 25, of ...

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

Good Samaritan youngster leaves struggling traveller on verge of tears with act of kindness and heartfelt note amid bilateral tensions A Chinese tourist touched many people online by telling how a ...

Teruaki Nakamura recently transferred to a school in Okinawa from Tokyo and fell in love with a girl. Unfortunately, he can't understand her dialect. With the help of his new friend Higa-san, Nakamura ...

Teruaki was a normal Tokyo high school student until his father's job took the family to Okinawa. While the prefecture is officially part of Japan, he finds that the island has a culture all its own.