Eighty years later, the Missouri is a museum moored at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, not far from the submerged ... a former Imperial ...

By June 1945, Japanese troops deployed to Okinawa had been practically wiped ... The Okinawan spoke English as he had lived in Hawaii as an immigrant. Yasumoto also witnessed a Japanese soldier ...

Once reserved for royalty, awamori is Okinawa’s ancient island spirit, which is finally getting the attention it deserves.

The Mighty Mo was part of the Pacific Fleet as the forces of Japan deployed kamikazes to sea when she was hit.

OKINAWA, Japan — US soldiers joined Japanese officials and residents in Okinawa for a one-off joint nighttime patrol on Friday following sexual assault cases involving American servicemen.

Flight Petty Officer 2nd Class Setsuo Ishino, age 19, took off from Kanoya Air Base in Japan’s Kago­shima prefecture. He was ...

U.S. forces and Japanese police held a joint patrol in Okinawa Prefecture for the first time since 1974 on Friday, after a number of sexual assault cases involving U.S. military personnel came to ...

Shinichi Gibo survived the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 at the age of 6, but he has lived with a persistent trauma ever since. As a war orphan, he felt a deep sense of loneliness and inferiority.

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks during an interview in Naha on Dec. 19, 2024. (Mainichi/Shinnosuke Kyan) The Japanese government has announced a plan to evacuate residents from Okinawa Prefecture ...

U.S. soldiers joined Japanese officials and residents in Okinawa for a one-off joint nighttime patrol Friday following sexual assault cases involving American servicemen. The United States has ...

Hawaii — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. The suicide attack instantly killed the ...