TIME Correspondent Frank Gibney toured the all-but-forgotten island, cabled: The rice and sweet potato fields of Okinawa creep over the slate volcanic soil, covering the shell holes and the ...

URUMA, Okinawa Prefecture--The Defense Ministry deployed its first ground-to-ship missile system in Okinawa’s main island to target “enemy” vessels. The batteries were set up March 21 at ...

The ancient forests in northern Okinawa Main Island and Iriomote Island are home to numerous endemic species, and in 2021 their ecological significance was recognised as a Unesco Natural World ...

That's all we knew. The most intensive fighting between Japan and the United States began soon after the U.S. Forces landed on the main island of Okinawa on April 1st. More than 13,800 civilian ...

Just 350 miles from Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, Okinawa was home to an ethnically diverse group of people. Many Okinawans had mixed blood, unlike their Japanese neighbors to the north.

The diary of an officer on the island conveys his frustration as he monitors events in Okinawa. "The enemy has started landing on the main island of Okinawa. I'm disappointed they aren't coming to ...

Five years after fire ravaged Okinawa's iconic Shuri Castle, hopes for a full recovery in visitor numbers at the World ...

Travel Guide double Five-Star beach resort and spa located in Onna Village on the main island of Okinawa. Other Blue Zone locations around the world include Sardinia, Italy, Nicoya, Costa Rica ...