Japanese troops last week defused another American-made shell believed to be left over from World War II and removed it from ...

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

Luring visitors with golden beaches and picturesque palm trees, Okinawa is a wandering knight, never failing to surprise travellers with a backstory that's even more enticing. What awaits is, quite ...

An American professor and a Japanese author, speaking to reporters Friday in Tokyo, said their nations should take a less ...

The FBI says it has returned 22 artifacts to Japan that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa after a Massachusetts family going through their late World War II veteran father’s personal ...

Battalion, 4th Marines was captured in World War II and reforged from the Marine Corps' first Raider units. Now it will ...

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

About 110 meters of Tunnel No. 2 and Tunnel No. 3 were shown to a crew from the Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) and The Okinawa Times on April 25 and May 12. Tunnel No. 3 is believed to have housed ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...

Okinawa was under post-World War II occupation until 1972, but still bears the lion's share of military facilities and personnel when compared to the rest of Japan. Okinawans have long protested U ...

After World War II when Okinawa was under control of the US, the local Yakuza prospered. But when the island was returned to Japan, the mainland Yakuza tries to take over and the locals tries to ...