Taiwan is viewed as a possible military flashpoint that could draw the US into conflict with China. Read more at straitstimes ...

China has made extensive use of malinformation. Its story about the Okinawa protests – headlined “Okinawan People Demand ...

The subtropical island of Okinawa Prefecture has an environment, climate and culture very different to mainland Japan. An independent kingdom and trading hub until the 17th century, the influence ...

A memorial ceremony was held in an Okinawa Prefecture village on Wednesday, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. military's landing on the Kerama Islands, which preceded fierce ground battles in the ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi met with Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki here on March 16 to address the growing ...

Central and Okinawa prefectural government officials participated in the exercise, which involved evacuating residents of the Sakishima islands located southwest of the main Okinawa island and ...

KIN BLUE BEACH, Okinawa — An hourlong amphibious landing ... which concludes Friday, is strengthening island defense and amphibious capabilities. For the third consecutive year, Iron Fist ...

Even as military presence has drastically grown across the south-west island chain, the linchpin of Japan’s defences is based in Okinawa’s prefectural capital of Naha. Here, the ASDF’s ...

Further west, at the tip of the Motobu ... and happily share such joys with those who visit. Okinawa is truly unique. Far to the south of Japan's main islands, its subtropical climate makes ...

The Japan Air Self-Defence Force scrambled fighter jets to shadow the drones, which flew south of Okinawa towards Amami Oshima before reversing course and retreating to the East China Sea.