Airmen from Kadena Air Base on Okinawa are deployed “in harm’s way” as part of U.S. military operations against Iran, the ...

On April 5, 1945, citizen-soldiers of the 77th Infantry scaled Hacksaw Ridge under relentless fire and typhoon rains.

Japanese fighter pilots recently encountered for the first time an apparently improved version of China’s anti-submarine ...

The last major battle of World War II began on April 1, 1945.

NAHA—Waves pounded the rocks and coral off Cape Maeda in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture. Whipped by a typhoon, the sea was white ...

NAHA—The percentage of senior citizens in Okinawa Prefecture not receiving pensions is about double the national average, a result of the southernmost prefecture long falling under U.S. rule after ...

Kokuto is Okinawa's traditional form of sugar, which is made simply by boiling down sugarcane juice, a method first ...

TOKYO — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on Monday it is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I grew up in Okinawa. Here's what I think the 'Blue Zones' trend has right and wrong about my home island. Yumi Matsumoto lived in ...