pointing to the eclectic pottery creations on the island as proof. In many ways, Okinawa is another world unto itself, a mystical side of Japan not only in terms of historical significance but ...

The subtropical island of Okinawa Prefecture has an environment, climate and culture very different to mainland Japan. An independent kingdom and trading hub until the 17th century, the influence ...

URUMA, Okinawa ... Japan. A seventh will be deployed in Oita Prefecture by the end of fiscal 2024. Also on March 21, an electronic warfare unit was set up at a GSDF camp in Yonagunijima island ...

Located south of Japan, Okinawa is a small island that hides a big secret: longevity. The inhabitants of this archipelago live longer than almost anywhere else in the world, with an impressive ...

The World War II Battle of Okinawa left an estimated 240,000 people killed or missing — and 80 years later, their bones are still being unearthed by dedicated volunteers. Japan’s southernmost ...

Central and Okinawa prefectural government officials participated in the exercise, which involved evacuating residents of the Sakishima islands located southwest of the main Okinawa island and ...

That's all we knew. The most intensive fighting between Japan and the United States began soon after the U.S. Forces landed on the main island of Okinawa on April 1st. More than 13,800 civilian ...

Okinawa continues to host many US bases. 70 percent of US military facilities in Japan are still concentrated in this tiny part of the country. "I want the US bases to disappear from the island.

Okinawa, Japan, is a place of history, beauty and a friendly, laid-back lifestyle not seen elsewhere in the country. It is home to subtropical forests, coral reefs, sunken ships and ruins. It is ...

Okinawa today is home to more than half of the 50,000 American troops stationed in Japan, with the majority of US military facilities on the small southern island. Tokyo has promised to relocate a ...

TOKYO - Japan on March 27 unveiled a plan to evacuate about 120,000 people from southern islets near Taiwan – regarded by China as its territory – in case of an emergency. Ships and planes ...