As the U.S. and Japan tighten their alliance and strengthen their military presence in the country's southwest Okinawan islands near China, Okinawa's long-running peace movement is in difficulty.

NAHA, Okinawa — The Okinawa anti-base movement may have learned a lesson from the present furor over whether Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. An e-mail petition signed by 623 people, most of them ...

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.

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.

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 ...