A bazaar in Onna village offers the very best of Okinawa in one convenient location. Onna no Eki Nakayukui Market, whose name translates roughly to “Roadside Station,” is an amalgamation of ...

People hold placards as they protest against the presence of U.S. bases, in front of the gate of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago on the southern island of Okinawa prefecture, Japan, June 17 ...

The Okinawa Prefectural Government said Monday that the water supply is expected to be cut off in 17 municipalities in the central and southern parts of the prefecture’s main island due to a ...

American and Japanese students teamed up in Okinawa for a cultural exchange, hosted in part by Department of Defense ...

OGIMI -- Today's message: anytime I feel old or tired or weary, I will think of the people of Ogimi. The residents of this Okinawan town are a shining symbol of healthy living and long life and made ...

A 10-year-old boy was slightly injured when the object landed. It is the latest incident in the Japanese prefecture that have emboldened calls... A 10-year-old boy at a school in Okinawa was slightly ...

Residents of Okinawa are some of the world’s healthiest and happiest. Strong social networks and good food may be why. Celebrations like the Ungami Festival, held at Shioya Bay and devoted to the god ...

Nestled in the waters between the giants of Asia, Okinawa has long been considered what journalist Akemi Johnson identifies as a "contact zone," with a 22,000-year history of intersecting cultures, ...