T here is a reason Okinawa is called “Japan’s Hawaii.” With a rich history tracing from the Stone Age through the Ryūkyū ...

NAHA, Okinawa — A U.S. Marine accused of strangling and injuring a Japanese woman during an attempted sexual assault appeared in Japanese court Monday and denied the charges against him. Lance ...

In Okinawa, more than 200,000 people were killed in ground battles in the final stages of the Pacific War, part of World War II. It is Emperor Naruhito's seventh visit to Okinawa, and the third ...

The Battle of Okinawa began on April 1, 1945 when the U.S. troops, in their push for mainland Japan, landed on the island. It lasted until late June, killing more than 200,000 people.

Human remains discovered on Okinawa in 2004 have been identified as those of a Japanese soldier, marking the first time DNA alone was used to confirm the identity of a casualty from the Battle of ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

A clinical psychologist has formed grief care groups for survivors of war across Okinawa to help try to heal their emotional scars. Subscribe . Digital Print . June 28, 2025 . Subscribe.

Japanese media have reported that U.S. Marine Corps troops who began relocating from Okinawa to Guam late last year will begin moving to the barracks at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz in June ...

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) is an interdisciplinary graduate school located on Okinawa, Japan. The school offers a 5-year PhD program in Science.