If you want to find the deep south of Japan, go to Okinawa, an island home to a U.S. air base that sits closer to Taiwan than ...

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...

A US Marine has been sentenced to seven years in prison, after he was convicted of strangling and sexually assaulting a woman in Okinawa last May, a Japanese district court told CNN.

From coral nurseries to glass-bottom submersibles and underwater cleanups, this eco-forward getaway invites guests to take ...

While Okinawa is now a popular beach getaway, its jungles have preserved the scars of combat from March to June 1945. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Visiting Okinawa, I was struck by how much it didn't feel like I was in Japan. Not only are the vast majority of buildings made of concrete, but they are designed in a unique Okinawan way. Donald ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family prayed on Wednesday in Okinawa for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II that was fought on the southern Japanese island 80 years ...

A group of special operations vets retrace the Battle of Okinawa, following in the footsteps of the forefathers of today’s Navy SEALs.

Two U.S. Marines in Okinawa, Japan are under investigation for alleged rapes, police say, the latest in a string of assault cases that have angered residents .

Japan's imperial family honored the war dead in Okinawa on Wednesday, where the last major battle of World War II occurred 80 years ago, from April 1 to June 22, 1945.

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Japan Engineer District (USACE JED) is nearing completion on a modern headquarters buildin ...

The burden of history Japan is undertaking an accelerating military buildup, sending more troops and weapons to Okinawa and its outer islands.