Okinawa, a Small Island Caught Between Big Powers Residents of the Japanese island see U.S. bases as a legacy of war and colonialism, but younger generations also worry about a threat from China.

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japanese troops removed and defused an American shell believed to be left over from World War II on a small island south of Okinawa’s capital city. The shell is one of ...

The cultural roots of contemporary Okinawa lie in the Ryūkyū Kingdom, which lasted for 450 years from 1429. This small island kingdom developed its own distinctive culture, bringing together ...

Located south of Japan, Okinawa is a small island that hides a big secret: longevity. The inhabitants of this archipelago ...

I a hospital corpsman stationed in Okinawa. I wanted to know what I could try out around here in the surrounding islands. Hiking, kayaking, camping? Brett Okinawa, Japan ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japan is planning a fresh search this fall for a mass grave containing the remains of soldiers killed on Iejima, a small Okinawa island, in the waning days of World War II ...

The United States plans to shake up its marine force on Japan's Okinawa islands as Tokyo undertakes its biggest military build up since World War Two that will double defence spending over five ...

Iriomote Island, off the coast of Okinawa in southern Japan, will restrict visitors to 1,200 per day to prevent overtourism and protect the habitat of Iriomote wildcats, an endangered species ...

A road trip around Okinawa reveals why locals consider themselves apart from the rest of Japan, with its history and cuisine moulded by a rich Ryukyu past and South Pacific sensitivities.

Aiko Shimajiri fist-bumps supporters as she walks into a rally at a bullring in Okinawa's gritty Uruma city, the former minister in Japan's ruling party relishing the prospect of pulling off an ...

U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Okinawa includes nine installations that cover more than 988 mostly undeveloped acres on Okinawa Island, Japan. Situated between Taiwan and Japan's mainland, many of ...