Hundreds of activists took part in a peace march in Okinawa on May 13 to call for the removal of U.S. bases from the southernmost prefecture and to remember the devastation left by World War II.

That fact -- Okinawa serving as a key foothold of the US military -- is unchanged even now. The United States and its Allies launched the massive operation in March, 1945. The Allies considered ...

The U.S. military landed in Okinawa in March 1945, near the end of WWII. Due to the fierce attacks, known as the "storm of steel," Okinawan residents were driven southward with nowhere to escape.

It came to light last Tuesday that a US Air Force member based in Okinawa was indicted in March for sexually assaulting a local underage girl. The indictment says that in December, 25-year-old ...

Crews disposed of nearly 22 tons of unexploded ordnance believed to be from WWII on Okinawa between April 1, 2023, and March 31. Brian McElhiney is a reporter for Stars and Stripes based in ...