American teachers from a Defense Department school sampled Okinawa delicacies and explored Japanese teaching methods during a recent visit to a local elementary school that reciprocated a similar ...

After the war, Americans occupied and administered Okinawa. In 1972, administration of the island reverted back to Japan, but American military bases remain to this day. They exist not only to ...

Japan’s government protested Friday to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American servicemembers on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa which were ...

A new holistic wellness tour has launched in Japan’s subtropical and southernmost prefecture, Okinawa, which is widely ...

Okinawa, known for the rich beauty of its diverse islands, offers visitors a tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs.

For at least the fifth time in less than a year, a Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor experienced an incident at Kadena Air Base, Japan ... upon landing at the base in Okinawa. The incident was seen ...

Okinawa Adventures has launched a wellness tour in its namesake prefecture, one of only five 'Blue Zones' where people live ...

The following obituaries are from the May 12, 2007 print edition of the Prior Lake American newspaper: Daniel D. Jensen Daniel Jensen, 55, of Prior Lake, was born Nov. 7, 1951 in Watertown ...

Japanese troops removed and defused an American shell believed to be from World War II from a construction site in Okinawa’s capital city over the weekend. Five members of the Japan Ground Self ...

Luring visitors with golden beaches and picturesque palm trees, Okinawa is a wandering knight, never failing to surprise travellers with a backstory that's even more enticing. What awaits is ...