On Okinawa Prefecture's Aguni Island, the traditional New Year celebration "Maasuyaa," based on the old calendar, was held ...

This year’s exercise takes place as Japan faces “the most severe security environment” since the end of World War II, Maj.

Japan plans to deploy missiles on Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture, near Taiwan, with a reported target of fiscal 2030 (April 2030 to March 2031), often ...

Eighty years ago, on April 1, a Sunday in 1945, seven troop divisions, four Army, three Marine, landed on the beaches of Okinawa, a remote tropical island the size of Prince George’s County. It was ...

As cold fronts roll in one after another, Taiwanese travelers' getaway plans are shifting south in search of sunshine.

Denny Tamaki is in charge of a chain of islands in what many people consider a dangerous neighborhood. As governor of the Okinawa Prefecture, he oversees about 160 inhabited and uninhabited islands in ...

Japan is known for its islands, and many of these islands have gained nicknames for their quirks and appeal. I have been to ...

This autumn and winter, Okinawa will come alive with festivals that showcase the islands’ traditions, community spirit and natural beauty. Highlights include the Guinness World Record-holding Naha ...

This story has been corrected. CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Students, teachers and staff at Defense Department schools on Okinawa will get back the 20 minutes tacked onto their school days this year, ...

Twenty years after the Defense Policy Review Initiative promised 5,000 Marines would relocate from Okinawa to Guam, a recent ...