NAHA—A burst pipe connected to a dam on the main Okinawa island cut off water supplies to about 370,000 households across 17 municipalities on Nov. 24, the Okinawa prefectural government said. The ...

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

United becomes the only North American carrier to link the Ryukyu islands directly with a thrice-weekly 777 service.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yumi Matsumoto and her family at the Okinawa shrine Yumi Matsumoto lived in Okinawa for 30 years before moving to America last ...

On Okinawa, where more than four years ago U.S. arms won a famous and a costly victory (80,000 dead & wounded), General Douglas MacArthur’s Pacific command has carried on a postwar occupation without ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue Zones are regions of the world where people regularly live longer than average. Okinawa, Japan is a Blue Zone and home to the ...

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

The most surprising thing about this postcard-perfect destination - and its 160 neighbouring islands - is that it remains beyond most tourists' radar. We’d been traversing narrow farm roads at dusk a ...

The lush birthplace of karate is one of the world’s Blue Zones, where life expectancy is the longest, and several peaceful hotels beckon with hot springs, cultural heritage and sublime local cuisine.

For many Americans, Okinawa’s present is overshadowed by its past as the site of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. For many Okinawans, the past takes center stage, too, though they look ...

A Chinese research vessel has left Japan's exclusive economic zone off Hateruma Island in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, the Japan Coast Guard said. The Xiang Yang Hong 03 was spotted extendi ...