A city in northern Okinawa has lodged a formal protest after a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter made a precautionary landing near ...

A 17-year-old female student and a boat captain were pronounced dead after all 21 on board the two vessels were thrown into ...

Coast guard rescuers pulled all 21 people out of the water, but a 17-year-old female student and the captain of Fukutsu were later pronounced dead, officials said. Two people were injured but their ...

U.S. military halts solo patrols in Okinawa nightlife areas pending probe into an incident involving a military police officer and a civilian.

A U.S. military UH-1 helicopter made an emergency landing at a baseball field in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday night ...

Okinawa Shogaku won its first National High School Baseball Championship title at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 23, defeating Tokyo’s Nihon University Third High School 3-1.

Two ships capsized on Monday off the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, leaving two people dead and two others injured. There were 21 people aboard the ships--three crew ...

Tamaki's campaign is expected to focus on seeking the early return of the site of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the Okinawa city of Ginowan to Japan.

In Okinawa, where centenarians are common, the secret to longevity isn’t a miracle cure, but a lifestyle built on nourishing food, constant movement, strong social ties and a sense of purpose. SHISHA, ...