Seven minutes away is Euglena Mall, a shopping arcade reminiscent of Kokusai-Dori in style and offerings, albeit smaller.

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts just opened its first resort in Japan—on Okinawa's Miyako Island—and Travel + Leisure was the first in.

An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the scars remain, allowing visitors to get up close and touch history.

Once reserved for royalty, awamori is Okinawa’s ancient island spirit, which is finally getting the attention it deserves.

The one-off joint operation through busy areas until the early hours of the next day was proposed by the U.S. side.

An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the country’s long chain of westernmost islands in the event of a military attack or ...

The World War II Battle of Okinawa left an estimated 240,000 people killed or missing. Now, 80 years later, bones are still ...

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said that the drones will be sent to the U.S. air base in Kadena, on Okinawa Prefecture’s main ...

The chief of the aviation weather station on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, was under the influence of alcohol while ...

Cloudy with a high of 63 °F (17.2 °C) and a 56% chance of precipitation. Winds from NNW to NW at 11 to 15 mph (17.7 to 24.1 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 4 to 11 mph (6.4 to 17.7 kph ...

U.S. forces and Japanese police will hold a joint patrol in Okinawa Prefecture this week after a number of sexual assault cases involving U.S. military personnel came to light last year, a Japanese ...

US to send long-range surveillance drones to Japan amid tensions in Taiwan - Drones to be sent for indefinite deployment to ...