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

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

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.

The United States for the first time explained its refusal to let Okinawa authorities investigate cancer-causing compounds ...

The U.S. Marine Corps has modified its reorganization plan to move a unit in Okinawa to Guam to maintain deterrence against ...

Okinawa authorities discovered a U.S.-made bomb believed to date to World War II during an airport safety survey on a ...

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

They were moved out of concern that Japan would discover they were being used for training. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 ...

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 ...

Okinawa has had a tumultuous history and a scattered identity throughout the twentieth century. As a Japanese territory before World War II, Okinawans did not ever fully adopted Japanese culture as ...