Okinawa’s tourism and wild ocean are ... In the same period, 10 people perished at Yonehara beach on Ishigakijima island. Many of the accidents occurred along stretches of coast without ...

A landscaper working on a historical film about the Battle of Okinawa uncovered human remains last summer on Ie Shima.

“In the past seven to eight years, the remains of one to three people are typically found at a single location,” an Okinawa prefectural official said. “Finding more than five remains is unusual.

on Miyako island in Okinawa prefecture, there are 55 oceanside villas with direct access to the beach. Miyakojima is part of the Ryukyu Islands, known as one of the world's famed Blue Zones, a region ...