Burden of history Okinawa remains home to the majority of about 50,000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan under a bilateral security pact.

Long before U.S. military bases lined its shores, the islands known today as Okinawa were once the independent Ryukyu Kingdom ...

Even after the radio broadcast of then Emperor Hirohito (posthumously known as Emperor Showa) announcing the end of World War ...

The art of bingata has been a quiet symbol of resilience on the Japanese island of Okinawa. Now, it's being revived by the ...

This monumental win sent waves of joy throughout the prefecture, with residents coming together to celebrate a moment that united the community like never before. A Collective Pause: Roads Empty in ...

Burden of history Okinawa remains home to the majority of about 50,000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan under a bilateral security pact.

TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on ...

Okinawa marks 80 years since end of one of harshest WWII battles with pledge to share tragic history The Associated Press June 23, 2025, 4:14 AM ...

There are also ancient tensions between Okinawa and the Japanese mainland, which annexed the islands, formerly the independent kingdom of the Ryukus, in 1879. Burden of history ...

TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on ...