An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the ...

With Okinawa Island already hosting several bases ... This is because the islands overlap with the "First Island Chain", a defensive line China established to guard against the US and its allies.

Chow down on soki soba, goya champuru, suchika (salted pork belly), island tacos and other Okinawan staples at what has to be ...

Okinawa Prefecture’s beloved Blue Seal ice cream chain has opened outlets in the ... in hopes of bringing tourists back to the southern island prefecture after the health crisis is over.

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.

Okinawa is Japan's southernmost prefecture. Once an independent Ryukyu Kingdom, this beautiful chain of subtropical islands has its own traditions of dance, crafts, music, and karate. The ancient ...

Located south of Japan, Okinawa is a small island that hides a big secret: longevity. The inhabitants of this archipelago live longer than almost anywhere else in the world, with an impressive number ...

The GSDF camp is part of Japan’s strategy of positioning troops to the Nansei chain of outlying islands in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures. The Senkaku Islands, a group of uninhabited isles in ...