Travelers looking to avoid scorching summer heat in Japan may find a perfect, though unlikely, haven in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. “Looking at only summer, there are very few ...

NAHA--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki called on people planning to visit his prefecture over the summer break to delay such plans if they are not in tiptop condition. His plea came as Okinawa ...

On Okinawa, where more than four years ago U.S ... When a typhoon (dubbed “Gloria” by meteorologists) swept the island last summer and caused widespread damage, the Army finally investigated ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...

I lived on Okinawa for 3.5 years and I miss it so much. Hubby would take our daughter swimming every morning in the summer,' ...

A US army base worker has been jailed for life for rape and murder in Okinawa, in a case that sparked anti-US protests in Japan. Kenneth Franklin Shinzato was found guilty of assaulting and ...