NAHA—Various questions have emerged following a simulation exercise on Jan. 30 examining the evacuation of about 120,000 Okinawa residents in the event of a military conflict in nearby Taiwan.

NAHA--Typhoon No. 6 brought punishing winds to the southernmost Okinawa Prefecture from Aug. 1, causing power outages and ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Okinawa prefecture and two towns adjacent to Kadena Air Base have made formal protests to U.S. and Japanese authorities after an F-15E Strike Eagle landed at the base with a ...

In addition to Iriomote Island, the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, are home to islands that preserve unique ...

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 ...

A housing area on this Marine Corps base may be returned to Okinawa by fall to help alleviate traffic congestion on a major ...

TOKYO - Japan's weather agency on Wednesday downgraded a tsunami warning for islands of the southern Okinawa prefecture to a ...

On November 7, 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae uttered a few sentences during a debate on the floor of the parliament in Tokyo. That short set of phrases, regarding contingencies ...

Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, blends turquoise waters, rich culture, and a slower pace of life. Known as the ...

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki, who strongly opposes the relocation of a U.S. base within the southern island prefecture, said ...

BOSTON >> Twenty-two historic artifacts that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa in World War II have been returned to Japan after a family from Massachusetts discovered them in their late ...