An Airbnb with barrel sauna and a private jacuzzi, Okinawa Ocean view villa provides plentiful facilities for people who love ...

OKINAWA, Okinawa Prefecture—Candidates in the Lower House election here were split on how far they should highlight an issue that has long dominated politics in Okinawa Prefecture: construction of a U ...

This story has been corrected. CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa ― Two Okinawa government officials urged caution amid a review of street patrols by U.S. military police in nightlife districts following a viral ...

NAHA--A joint patrol involving Okinawa prefectural police and the U.S. military is to be mounted in the entertainment district of Okinawa city near the U.S. Kadena Air Base following a series of ...

The city of Nanjo in Okinawa Prefecture decided on Tuesday to submit an application for special zone status to produce awamori, a type of shōchū liquor. The city plans to send the application jointly ...

How Long Until Hondo Nami? World War II’s tragic Battle of Okinawa resulted in Okinawans bearing the brunt of ground combat between United States and Japanese forces. Okinawa then endured 27 years of ...

The Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement does not allow U.S. military police to detain civilians outside U.S. bases.

A U.S. Marine Corps vehicle collided with an Okinawa driving school sedan on Okinawa, injuring the driving instructor, Marines and police said.

U.S. Forces Japan acknowledged that military police made a “mistake” when they detained an American civilian in Okinawa city.