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 ...

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 ...

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

The service will be the first nonstop flight between Okinawa and the continental U.S. since the island reverted to Japanese ...

The F-15C/D Eagle is one of the most dominant air superiority fighters ever built — a machine that has never lost an aerial ...

Who doesn't like an A&W Root Beer float? Certainly not a kid after school on a hot afternoon, making their own – and it's free. An after-school social put on by the Public Library Aug. 24, ...

Sino-Japanese relations are in their most confrontational phase since diplomatic normalization in 1972, with national ...

Discover 100 extraordinary people whose stories feel too incredible to be true. From atomic bomb survivors to lightning ...

Japan Coast Guard tells 500-gt-plus ships to leave Okinawa port as Typhoon 18 nears. Find the latest news from the maritime industry on the PortNews website.

After seven long years of reconstruction, Shuri Castle is reopening on November 23. Learn more about its history and how to ...

Thomas A. Traska Thomas “Tom” Traska was a devoted husband, father, grandpa, brother, and friend. He left this world peacefully after a long and ...

Typhoon Dolphin has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured at least five people after hitting Japan's Okinawa island on Saturday. Flights to and from Okinawa's main airport - Naha ...