Japan Emperor, Empress Send Condolences on Norwegian King's Death. Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako sent a condolence telegram to Norway's ...

MARQUETTE -- The recent release of the movie "Hacksaw Ridge" prompted this article. Henry "Hank" Skewis was serving in the First Marines during the Battle of Okinawa. The Battle of Okinawa was a ...

TOKYO — Typhoon Dolphin moved over Japan’s southern remote islands Friday, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and grounding all flights in and out of the island, while sending hundreds of ...

SAIGON, South Viet-Nam, Aug. 5, 1964 (UPI) - The United States rushed six - and probably more - supersonic jet planes into South Viet-Nam today to bolster air defenses in the growing war crisis with ...

Anti-base signs on the fence separating the U.S. Marine Corps’ Camp Schwab and Henoko, Nago in Okinawa, Japan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Vitalie Ciubotaru In Japan, there are 76 exclusive-use U.S.

In Okinawa, where centenarians are common, the secret to longevity isn’t a miracle cure, but a lifestyle built on nourishing food, constant movement, strong social ties and a sense of purpose. SHISHA, ...

Mutsumi Nakasone and her family members put their hands together in prayer in front of the Cornerstone of Peace in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2025. Mutsumi's grandmother, Ushi Higa, and ...

Ernest Lane Jr. was born June of 1944, to the late Earnest Lane Sr. and Rebecca Barnes, in Buffalo, NY. Ernest enlisted into the US Airforce in 1962 and served in Okinawa, Japan until 1964. He ...

Rycom Plaza Studios, Okinawa, July 1964: Koyu Nakamura, AFRTS engineer, works in the master control room at the Rycom Plaza Studios. Looking for Stars and Stripes’ historic coverage? Subscribe to ...