Travelers looking to avoid scorching summer heat in Japan may find a perfect, though unlikely, haven in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. “Looking at only summer, there are very few ...

A Chinese woman who made headlines two years ago by claiming on social media to have bought an island in Okinawa is planning to visit the island this summer, Chinese media have reported.

I lived on Okinawa for 3.5 years and I miss it so much. Hubby would take our daughter swimming every morning in the summer,' ...

Okinawa, known for the rich beauty of its diverse islands, offers visitors a tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs. Home to World War II sites and a distinct “Blue Zone” culinary ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...

Researchers found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in seawater offshore Okinawa in 2023, suggesting this ...

Japan's COVID-19 cases are rising again, especially in the southern prefecture of Okinawa, as people enjoy normal summer activities for the first time in three years. Some doctors fear another ...

American teachers from a Defense Department school sampled Okinawa delicacies and explored Japanese teaching methods during a recent visit to a local elementary school that reciprocated a similar ...

Moriyama’s defeat is the latest blow to Tamaki and his group, and it lands just ahead of this summer’s Upper House election and the Okinawa gubernatorial election this fall. The LDP had thrown ...