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June 23 is observed as "Okinawa Memorial Day" because it is said to be when Japan's organized military resistance during the ...

The unnamed teenager, of Okinawa city, was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of trespassing into the stairwell of the apartment building at 1:04 p.m. that day, a spokesman with Okinawa ...

Nestled on the subtropical island of Okinawa lies a sleepy little village called Ogimi. With fewer than 3,000 residents, this ...

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and ...

After the menswear shows in Paris kicked off with a parade of flip-flops courtesy of Auralee and Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton, ...

According to the Center for Okinawan Studies at the University of Hawaii, there are estimated to be between 45,000 and 50,000 ...

Kim was even able to scoop up a handful of the bugs with a small shovel. Once mainly found in southeastern China and Okinawa, Japan, lovebugs have been appearing in large numbers across Seoul since ...

This is part of a series highlighting local veterans that runs every Monday through Veterans Day. To suggest a ...

This is part of a series highlighting local veterans that runs every Monday through Veterans Day. To suggest a Mahoning County veteran, call Metro Editor Marly Reichert at 330-841-1737 or email her at ...

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Full story. Japan military set up 147 'comfort stations' in Okinawa during WWII; women's fates unknown NAHA -- As wartime Japan fully deployed its troops in Okinawa Prefecture in March 1944, about a ...