Four Japanese soldiers were injured Monday following an explosion at a storage facility for unexploded ordnance located within a United States military base on Okinawa, local and defence officials ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to honor the dead ahead of the 80th anniversary of one of the harshest battles of World War II. On what was his ...

An explosion occurred at an ammunition storage area inside the US military's Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Monday, reports claimed on Monday. At least one Japanese soldier but the ...

A local teacher explains to school students about the collective suicides during the Battle of Okinawa. Credit: Cristian Martini Grimaldi In the Kerama Islands, just off the coast of Okinawa ...

Naha, Okinawa Pref., June 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday to mourn those killed in the Battle of ...

TOKYO (AP) — An explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not ...

Local and defense ministry officials said that four Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (SFD) members suffered slight injuries following the incident at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Monday.

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited Okinawa Prefecture on June 4 ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. This is part of the imperial ...

NAHA, Okinawa — Prosecutors on Monday called for a 10-year prison sentence for a U.S. Marine accused of strangling and injuring a Japanese woman during an attempted sexual assault last year on ...

As a result, he turned the keys over to Xi Yong Zheng, who has operated Okinawa Japanese Cuisine next door for 15 years. Okinawa, a local staple, specializes in sushi. “I think they’re going ...

TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family prayed on Wednesday in Okinawa for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II that was fought on the southern Japanese ...

High levels of toxic “forever chemicals” have been detected in groundwater near two U.S. military airfields on Okinawa, and local officials say the bases are “highly likely” to be the ...