Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago.

Lance Corporal Jamel Clayton, 22, attacked and choked the woman from behind and tried to have sex with her, the Naha district ...

A Japanese district court on Tuesday sentenced a U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa Prefecture to seven years in prison for a ...

In a rare move, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the Himeyuri-no-to memorial here on June 23 as part of events marking ...

As wartime Japan fully deployed its troops in Okinawa Prefecture in March 1944, about a year before the ground battle against ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to pray for the war dead ahead of the 80th anniversary marking ...

Okinawa on June 23 observed "Memorial Day," marking the day 80 years ago when organized combat between the then Imperial ...

A Japanese found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa in a case that has triggered anger and safety ...

The SDF buildup has spurred concerns across the political spectrum in Okinawa, and many residents remain deeply worried over ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about "Okinawa Memorial Day," which falls on June ...

Naha District Court on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old US Marine to seven years imprisonment for sexually assaulting and ...

Nakagusuku, Okinawa Pref. (Jiji Press) -- "I want to see my father again," says a daughter of an Okinawan man who died as a ...