Japan's new Baba Vanga, Ryo Tatsuki, is causing travel concerns. Her prophecy about a major disaster in July 2025 is ...

The 1970s brought a seismic shift to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Far East. On May 15, 1972, after nearly three ...

A survey by the Okinawan government found that levels of PFAS “forever chemicals” in water supplies near U.S. military bases ...

Japanese media have reported that U.S. Marine Corps troops who began relocating from Okinawa to Guam late last year will begin moving to the barracks at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz in June.

Japan pays the US $1.4 billion each year for the bases in Okinawa, which underpin their military alliance. But does the ...

Experience Okinawa like never before! In this video, locals share insights about daily life, from traditional celebrations to ...

Being in a military band in Japan is an interesting experience. Since having U.S. military forces in Japan is a controversy ...

The arrival of the American military in Okinawa in the spring of 1945 marked the beginning of one of the bloodiest battles in ...

A hawkish member of Japan's ruling party on Wednesday came under fire for his statement that descriptions at a war memorial rewrote the history of the Himeyuri student corps, many of whom lost their ...

Cloudy with a high of 79 °F (26.1 °C). Winds from SE to SSE at 8 to 12 mph (12.9 to 19.3 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds from SSE to S at 4 to 10 mph (6.4 to 16.1 kph). The overnight low will be 71 ...

The Bank of Japan predicted growth of just 0.5 percent, cutting its previous forecast in half, and decided against another hike in interest rates. By River Akira Davis and Kiuko Notoya Reporting ...

In Japan, interest rates are set by the Bank of Japan's Policy Board in its Monetary Policy Meetings. The BoJ's official interest rate is the discount rate. Monetary Policy Meetings produce a ...