The 12th Littoral Combat Team was established in a ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, on March 3 and is the third and final element of the Marine Corps' latest answer to Chinese influence in the ...

U.S. Marine Corps Lt Col. Jacob Godby uncase the 12th Littoral Combat Team colors during a designation ceremony of 12th Marines to 12th MLR on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 5, 2025. 12th MLR is ...

NAHA CITY, Okinawa — A woman opposed to U.S. military presence on Okinawa was convicted in a Japanese court recently on 16 counts related to her protests the past four years, including a threat ...

Of all the world-famous Japanese dishes, two must-try staples that have evolved over time are tonkatsu (deep-fried pork cutlets) and ramen. These hearty traditional yet modern Japanese dishes are very ...

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headlamp and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the skulls ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Eighty years on from the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, the remains of some of those killed are ...

Some people fill their shelves with books and photos and other sentimental tchotchkes. Mine, however, are lined with colorful stacks of instant noodles: The special edition of Mala Bibimmyun my ...

KIN BLUE BEACH, Okinawa — An hourlong amphibious landing by U.S. Marines and Japanese troops over the weekend served as the “key bilateral training event” of Iron Fist, a defining exercise ...

Feb 28 was Peace Memorial Day in Taiwan, a holiday that extended into the weekend. Ichiran is a ramen chain with more than 80 outlets in and outside of Japan. According to police investigations ...

U.S. Marines disembark from a landing vessel onto a beach in the town of Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 15:47 JST, March 2, 2025 The Ground Self-Defense Force, the U.S.