With the introduction of the solar calendar in modern Japan, Lunar New Year celebrations have lost its place as a major event ...

Luring visitors with golden beaches and picturesque palm trees, Okinawa is a wandering knight, never failing to surprise ...

(This story was written by Amane Shimazaki and Okinawa Times staff writer Ari Shiroma.) The photos were kept and stored as prints at The Asahi Shimbun. The identities of those who took some of the ...

Okinawa on Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, which ended 27 years of U.S. rule after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II was fought on the southern ...

Amid its aggressive maneuvers targeting Taiwan, China is also carrying out a silent invasion of Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture. Watch in for more details!

Races such as the Tour de Okinawa and All Japan Triathlon Miyakojima already attract professional athletes, but there are routes suitable for all abilities. Some of the most popular include the ...

The U.S. 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed with an amphibious ready group in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Air Force civil engineers are inspecting another 263 homes for spalling concrete, a month after announcing families in ...

"A US military source familiar with the matter has confirmed to Sky eDaily that all 99 arrested Chinese spies were ...

But there's a place in Japan, named Okinawa, which is renowned as one of the world's "Blue Zones"-- a term used for regions where people often live longer and healthier than the global average.