Japanese troops removed and defused an American shell believed to be from World War II from a construction site in Okinawa’s ...

Okinawa, known for the rich beauty of its diverse islands, offers visitors a tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs.

Luring visitors with golden beaches and picturesque palm trees, Okinawa is a wandering knight, never failing to surprise ...

Okinawa Prefecture says that Japan's Supreme Court has not accepted its appeal claiming the state's overturning of its ...

Okinawa on Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, which ended 27 years of U.S. rule after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II was fought on the southern ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are considering a visit to Iwoto Island in April to pay respects to the victims ...

The kamikaze suicide plane was a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat by a desperate Japan. But its fatal flaw doomed its ...

Both Okinawa and the Uezu family have a long history of suffering and despair, even after the end of World War II in 1945 ... of the reversion of Okinawa to Japan from U.S. military control ...