Japan's Emperor and Empress, along with their daughter, will visit the southern prefecture of Okinawa early next month to commemorate 80 years since a fierce battle there near the end of World War ...

The prefecture of Okinawa on Wednesday marks the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan from post-war US rule. This comes as Japan strengthens its defense capabilities in the prefecture.

long. The Ryukyus extend southwest from Kyushu (the southwesternmost of Japan's four main islands) to Taiwan. The Okinawa Prefecture encompasses the southern two thirds of that chain. Naha ...

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko will visit the southernmost prefecture ... Battle of Okinawa, the largest ground battle in Japan during ...

The Japanese government has announced a plan to evacuate residents from Okinawa Prefecture's Sakishima Islands to eight prefectures in the Kyushu-Yamaguchi region in southwest Japan in the event ...