Seven Marines received commendations for saving a Japanese woman from rough seas at Cape Zanpa Misaki on Okinawa.

URUMA, Okinawa Prefecture--The Defense Ministry deployed its first ground-to-ship missile system in Okinawa’s main island to target “enemy” vessels. The batteries were set up March 21 at ...

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 ...

The typhoon packed record winds as it approached the main Okinawa island on the morning of Aug. 2. Maximum instantaneous gusts of 182 kph were recorded in Nanjo, while Naha was hit with gusts of ...

The Okinawa Islands are part of the Ryukyu Archipelago ... for a kayaking session across the surf or a foray into the water to search for wildlife—and during a typical snorkeling excursion ...

All ferry services connecting the main island of Okinawa with surrounding islands, as well as ferries connecting the islands of Miyako and Ishigaki with surrounding islands, have been canceled.

Okinawa is Japan's southernmost prefecture. Once an independent Ryukyu Kingdom, this beautiful chain of subtropical islands has its ... of the area through various water-based activities such ...

73 years have passed since the end of a fierce battle in Okinawa Prefecture during the closing stages of World War 2. The islands hold ... even in the clear Okinawa waters. An over 5-meter-long ...

Japan's tropical Okinawa islands are expected to face the brunt of Khanun's 252km/h (156mph) gusts on Wednesday. About 20,000 people have been advised to evacuate and nearly 900 flights have been ...

BEIJING, China: China's coast guard issued an order recently, directing a Japanese fishing vessel and several patrol ships to vacate the waters ... Taiwan and Okinawa, these islands are ...