Residents of the Japanese island see U.S. bases as a legacy of war and colonialism, but younger generations also worry about ...

Okinawans have long felt caught between the US and Japan, which sent troops to claim the Okinawan island chain in the 1870s. Before that, Okinawa was known as the Kingdom of the Ryukyus ...

Iron Fist, which runs through March 7, comes as Japan faces “the most severe security environment it has seen since the end ...

This began on 1 February when the AGI ship Kareliya, which was operating in the East China Sea, changed its course for the Japanese archipelago and sailed through waters of the Okinawa Islands.

The Sabah government has urged Japan to review its travel ban to the state’s islands. Sabah tourism, culture and environment minister Christina Liew said the request was brought up to Shikata ...

Okunoshima, affectionately known as Rabbit Island, is a captivating little spot in Japan where the charm of wild bunnies far outweighs the darker history that once plagued the island. Nestled in ...

Central and Okinawa prefectural government ... five municipalities of the Sakishima islands as well as the Self-Defense Forces, Cabinet Secretariat, Japan Coast Guard and the Fire and Disaster ...

Emboldened by a law allowing wider weapons use, the Chinese Coast Guard has repeatedly and more brazenly tested Japan’s resolve to avoid escalating tensions around the Senkaku Islands in the ...

Japanese Ambassador Akio Isomata this week visited women entrepreneurs in the Mullaitivu district, Northern Province, supported by the project ‘Pathways to Peace’. The visit highlighted the impact of ...

Halekulani Okinawa is offering an unforgettable way to experience nature after dark. The post Kayak under starlit skies and ...