RELATED PHOTO GALLERY Dozens of people gathered under gray skies and intermittent rain Friday morning at Mauliola—also known as Sand Island—for a public blessing and send-off ceremony as the ...

Japan was isolated from the outside world due to years of internal conflict and fear of colonization by European powers. When ...

A candidate in the mayoral election in Okinawa’s Nago has vowed to make ... stated that China initially sent pandas as gifts on particularly important diplomatic occasions.

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Japan’s cruise market is set to expand as more Japanese companies place orders for new ships, which are all expected to enter ...

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Expect a killer lineup of Southeast Queensland’s top food vendors—from The Churro Hub’s crispy sweet treats to Okinawa Taco Brothers’ taco ... and tons of art, fashion and gifts on sale you’ve got a ...

High levels of toxic “forever chemicals” have been detected in groundwater near two U.S. military airfields on Okinawa, and local officials say the bases are “highly likely” to be the ...

“I cried out, ‘Wow,’ underwater in spite of myself,” said Fujita, a professor of marine biology with Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts in Naha. “That’s because the moment I saw ...

NAHA, Okinawa — A Japanese court on Tuesday handed a U.S. Marine Corps spouse a suspended sentence for sending liquid cannabis to Okinawa through the Military Postal Service. Naha District Court ...

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.

TOKYO – The company behind a new nature adventure park on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa is hoping the country’s huge tourism boom will get it off to a roaring start and, with time ...