In 2023, eight villages in Okinawa Prefecture had fewer than 10 childbirths, with Tonaki recording none, Tokashiki just one, ...

The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands (21st-century Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), according to a new study by a ...

Harumi Miyagi’s mother was a village employee on the small island of Zamami in Okinawa Prefecture who provided food and lodging for 15 Japanese soldiers at her home in 1945. When a U.S. military ...

Songs are part of the fabric of life in Okinawa Prefecture. When a song rings out, everyone naturally starts to dance. Okinawa is a prefecture in the south of Japan composed of a main island and more ...

At least five sexual assault cases involving U.S. military or civilian personnel have occurred in prefectures other than Okinawa since 2021 that were not reported to local governments. The incidents ...

Articles by Chinese media questioning the history of and Japan's sovereignty over Okinawa Prefecture surged in November, analysis showed, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on a Taiwan ...

The Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement does not allow U.S. military police to detain civilians outside U.S. bases.

Two H-6 bombers of the Chinese military and six other aircraft flew south between the main island of Okinawa Prefecture and the island of Miyakojima, part of the southernmost Japan prefecture, and adv ...

USFJ denied access to Kadena Air Base, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and Marine Corps Camp Hansen to collect water and soil samples for testing.

Japan has spotted Chinese vessels in waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea for a total of 356 days this ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Okinawa prefecture on Friday sued the Japanese government to again try to block further construction of a Marine Corps runway into Oura Bay at Henoko. The prefecture’s suit, ...

As a ‘cold peace’ settles between Japan and China, both countries are working towards a pragmatic, if not awkward, coexistence. Okinawa will continue to play a pivotal role in enhancing Japanese and ...