Naha Mayor, Satoru Chinen, has rejected plans by the U.S. military to expand joint police patrols into the Okinawa ...

Explore Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, offering a unique blend of island life, rich culture, and stunning natural ...

On Thursday, 18 pieces of ordnance believed to date to WWII were detonated on land at Kubasu Beach on Miyakojima, an island ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. Protesters opposing the U.S. military's ...

Exploring Japan’s paradisiacal archipelago offered everything I could have wanted from my first visit to the country, says Marianna Hunt ...

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Sunday urged Japan's central government to do more to reduce the U.S. military presence in the southern island group as it marked the 50th anniversary of its return to ...

TOKYO >> A meandering storm was headed again toward southwestern Japan on Sunday, prompting fresh warnings about dangerously heavy rainfall after the same area was hit several days ago. Tropical Storm ...

On Sept. 4, 1995, three U.S. Marines abducted and sexually assaulted an elementary school girl in the northern part of ...

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The terraces of the uniquely designed Nago City Hall in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa provides locals with places to r･･･ ...

There are many good reasons to guzzle down a Japanese hotpot. One being: it’s delicious. However, fatigue from having kayaked in 32C temperatures through mangrove forests is rarely one of them. That’s ...