After 18 months of negotiations, the United States’ secretary of state and Japan’s foreign minister confirmed the decision, holding simultaneous televised ceremonies linked by satellite relay. By The ...
Hundreds of thousands of people, including U.S. service members, watched and took part in Naha’s annual Tug-of-War festival ...
On this day 80 years ago, victory was wrested from the depths of hell when American forces triumphed over the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Okinawa—a brutal and blood-soaked triumph that was ...
Set in Okinawa 1971, one year before the return of power to the mainland, this film highlights the bloody battle of Okinawa Yakuza gangsters versus mainland system.
OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 8, 2014) -- Representatives from the U.S. Army and the city of Naha gathered at Naha Military Port on Oct. 6 to test the strength of a 43-ton rope to be used in the annual "Giant ...
White Beach, Okinawa, March 19, 1971: A sailor paints an anchor on the USS Oklahoma City during the 7th Fleet command ship’s three-day visit to Okinawa.