Our Okinawa Travel Guide! This one has been years in the making. And with good reason, Okinawa is a vast, complex place that ...

Marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa toward the end of World War II, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ...

The Battle of Okinawa killed a quarter of the island's population, leading to a 27-year U.S. occupation and a heavy American ...

TOKYO (AP) — An explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not ...

The new accusations follow four known accusations of sexual misconduct against U.S. troops in Okinawa over the last year, though at least one set of charges was dropped against a Marine in January.

Two U.S. Marines in Okinawa, Japan, are under investigation for alleged rapes, police said Thursday, the latest in a string of assault cases that have angered residents. The United States has ...

Okinawa’s government expressed opposition to the plan, citing increased base-hosting burdens on locals. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the scars remain, allowing visitors to get up close and touch history.

Walk up a path from the Okinawa Peace Park on the island’s southern shore and stand next to the cave entrance where the commander of the Japanese garrison on Okinawa, Gen. Mitsuru Ushijima, took ...

A closer look at my map reveals museums, national parks and traditional villages, all spread out on an island that is more than 100km (62 miles) from end to end. Okinawa, I decide, is the perfect ...