The prefectural assembly of Okinawa, one of Japan's most popular tourist destinations, on Thursday passed an ordinance to impose a 2 percent accommodation tax to support local tourism. Due to take ...

Henoko, Japan - Okinawa resident Hiromasa Iha can still recall the screams of his classmates and teachers after a US military jet crashed into his elementary school more than six decades ago, killing ...

TOKYO -- Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said Monday that it ...

On April 1, 1945, thousands of American troops landed on the beaches of Okinawa, a heavily fortified Pacific island to the south of Japan. Nearly three months later, the United States claimed victory ...

Two U.S. Marines in Okinawa, Japan, are under investigation for alleged rapes, police said Thursday, the latest in a string of assault cases that have angered residents. The United States has around ...

An American traveling in Japan is likely to feel that he has passed through the looking glass. For millions of Japanese-conceivably a majority-the United States' presence in their islands is not a ...

U.S. Marines have begun a partial transfer from Okinawa to Camp Blaz, Guam, shown here in 2023, 12 years after Japan and the U.S. agreed on their realignment to reduce U.S. troop presence on Okinawa. ...

The governor of Okinawa decried reported crimes and alleged sexual assaults by American service members on the island and a lack of transparency from the military during a visit to the U.S. on Tuesday ...