Japan has spotted Chinese vessels in waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea for a total of 356 days this ...

In 2023, eight villages in Okinawa Prefecture had fewer than 10 childbirths, with Tonaki recording none, Tokashiki just one, ...

Articles by Chinese media questioning the history of and Japan's sovereignty over Okinawa Prefecture surged in November, analysis showed, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on a Taiwan ...

The Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement does not allow U.S. military police to detain civilians outside U.S. bases.

USFJ denied access to Kadena Air Base, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and Marine Corps Camp Hansen to collect water and ...

The United States for the first time explained its refusal to let Okinawa authorities investigate cancer-causing compounds ...

Okinawa authorities discovered a U.S.-made bomb believed to date to World War II during an airport safety survey on a ...

The U.S. Marine Corps has modified its reorganization plan to move a unit in Okinawa to Guam to maintain deterrence against ...

At least five sexual assault cases involving U.S. military or civilian personnel have occurred in prefectures other than Okinawa since 2021 that were not reported to local governments. The incidents ...

Denny Tamaki is in charge of a chain of islands in what many people consider a dangerous neighborhood. As governor of the Okinawa Prefecture, he oversees about 160 inhabited and uninhabited islands in ...

Okinawa has had a tumultuous history and a scattered identity throughout the twentieth century. As a Japanese territory before World War II, Okinawans did not ever fully adopted Japanese culture as ...

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 ...