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 ...
For a small but vocal group of mostly older activists, reclaiming Okinawa's history as the Ryukyu Kingdom and pushing for ...
Japanese police on the island of Okinawa arrested four sailors assigned to Naval Special Warfare Command over the weekend in Onna village. By Paul Szoldra Posted on Oct 30, 2019 The top officer in ...
NAHA--A deadly typhoon that pummeled Okinawa’s main island then moved offshore is about to circle back, threatening it and other islands in the area. Weather officials warn that slow-moving ...
The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...
Okinawa is Japan's southernmost prefecture. Once an independent Ryukyu Kingdom, this beautiful chain of subtropical islands has its own traditions of dance, crafts, music, and karate. The ancient ...
The residual force of Japanese soldiers mounted the final attack on April 20th.Women on the island also joined in the attack. 40 years ago, when the postwar American occupation of Okinawa ended ...
The island – the second-largest of all of the islands in the Okinawa archipelago – is also where you’ll find Urauchi River and Pinaisara Falls: Okinawa’s longest river and largest waterfall, ...
Want to hire a car for almost a month? Often, car rental companies in Okinawa Islands avoid costly admin in between pick-ups by hiring out cars for longer periods. So see if monthly car hire is ...