An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the scars remain, allowing visitors to get up close and touch history.

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts just opened its first resort in Japan—on Okinawa's Miyako Island—and Travel + Leisure was the first in.

URUMA, Okinawa Prefecture--The Defense Ministry deployed its first ground-to-ship missile system in Okinawa’s main island to target “enemy” vessels. The batteries were set up March 21 at ...

Longevity travel is the buzzword of the moment. This surging trend has seen people exploring how to extend their lifespan, ...

China is ramping up pressure on the region by sending drones near Japan’s islands and carrying out daily military drills ...

An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the country’s long chain of westernmost islands in the event of a military attack or ...

Walk up a path from the Okinawa Peace Park on the island’s southern shore and stand next to the cave entrance where the commander of the Japanese garrison on Okinawa, Gen. Mitsuru Ushijima ...

which is said to be the first island created by the gods of the Ryukyus. Okinawa must have been blessed as today it is also known as a Blue Zone, a term used to describe a location where many ...

Bone digger Takamatsu Gushiken, who spends his time in caves in Okinawa, explained to CNN that of the 1,400 sets of remains recovered on the ill-fated island, only six have been identified.

TOKYO - Japan on March 27 unveiled a plan to evacuate about 120,000 people from southern islets near Taiwan – regarded by China as its territory – in case of an emergency. Ships and planes ...

(Mainichi/Shinnosuke Kyan) NAHA -- An Okinawa Prefecture island where mass suicides took place during World War II held a memorial ceremony on March 26, the 80th anniversary of the start of the ...