Okinawa’s turquoise waters, coral reefs, and tropical climate make it one of Japan’s most breathtaking escapes.

U.S. military police will expand solo patrols to Okinawa prefecture’s capital, Naha city, continuing an effort to stem crime ...

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

With the contactless payment option, the water buffalo cart operator's ticket counter work is expected to become less ...

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

A funnel cloud was spotted over the southern part of Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday, October 16. The JMA warned residents in ...

Over the past three years Okinawa’s Naha Airport has more than trebled its international flight capacity, and it hopes that hosting next year’s Routes Asia will help attract additional foreign air ...

The festival celebrating the traditional Okinawan summer dance was created for young workers to resist discrimination and ...

The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands, now ...

The Japanese government is considering deploying surface-to-ship missile systems to the main island of Okinawa prefecture to strengthen Japan’s defense posture in response to China’s growing maritime ...

As a ‘cold peace’ settles between Japan and China, both countries are working towards a pragmatic, if not awkward, coexistence. Okinawa will continue to play a pivotal role in enhancing Japanese and ...

The Ishigaki city assembly in Okinawa Prefecture recently passed a resolution to ascertain whether children of elementary and ...