The number of Chinese warships passing between Okinawa Prefecture's islands tripled between 2021 and 2024, according to Japan ...

Okinawa-Island-Chain News: One Dead As Typhoon Batters Okinawa, Japan Shuts Down Nuclear Plants In Typhoon's Path, Super Typhoon Headed For Japan, Emergency. Sunday, October 27, 2024.

About half the 53,000 American troops in Japan are based on Okinawa island, the largest of the chain. The bases there occupy 18% of Okinawa’s land area, or nearly three-quarters of the American ...

NAHA, Japan — Like the other fiercely independent residents of the island of Okinawa, Aiko Tsujino took to the streets with her volunteer group to help gussy up downtown for the G-8 summit that ...

U.S. ally Japan has deployed surface-to-ship missile launchers on Okinawa Island to counter China's aggressive moves along the first island chain, Japanese media said.

It was powering towards the Okinawa island chain where emergency rain and high-seas warnings were in effect. There are no nuclear plants on Okinawa but there are two on Kyushu, ...

The Japanese island chain of Okinawa marked the 50th anniversary on Sunday of the end of US occupation and its return to Japan with ceremonies and celebrations amid growing worry about its ...

NAHA, Okinawa – A group of survivors of World War II combat on Okinawa issued a statement recently opposing Japan’s military buildup in the Nansei Islands to counter China’s increasing ...

The Japanese island chain of Okinawa marked the 50th anniversary on Sunday of the end of U.S. occupation and its return to Japan with calls for more economic growth and fewer U.S. bases despite ...

China doesn't dispute Japan's sovereignty over Okinawa and other islands in the Ryukyu chain, a senior Chinese military official said, dismissing recent commentary on the matter by state-backed ...

As it turns toward the Japanese islands of Okinawa, Philippine meteorological authorities said Mawar’s strength had dropped with sustained winds now of 75 mph and gusts of up to 93 mph.