Okinawa Island in southern Japan. The dugong’s clear gaze contrasts with the cloudy view that science has of the remaining individuals living in Okinawan waters. Are the dugongs locally extinct or are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...