Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists ...

Japanese troops recently removed and neutralized three World War II-era U.S. artillery shells uncovered at construction sites across southern Okinawa and detonated another offshore, according to ...

It incorporates local delicacies into its flavours, like beni-imo, Okinawan salt cookies, and Ryukyu tea warabi mochi. Beni-imo is Okinawa’s sweet potato that can be found in various forms ...

U.S. soldiers joined Japanese officials and residents in Okinawa for a one-off joint nighttime patrol Friday following sexual assault cases involving American servicemen. The United States has ...

U.S. forces and Japanese police held a joint patrol in Okinawa Prefecture for the first time since 1974 on Friday, after a number of sexual assault cases involving U.S. military personnel came to ...

WASHINGTON – US forces will deploy large reconnaissance drones in southern Japanese prefecture Okinawa for an indefinite period to enhance surveillance and information gathering, the Japanese ...

Japanese and U.S. officials said Friday they will jointly conduct a patrol in Okinawa Prefecture following sexual assault cases involving U.S. servicemen. The United States has around 54,000 ...

Miyako Shimojishima Airport is pictured before the opening of a new passenger terminal building, on the island of Shimojishima that is administered by the city of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture ...

NHK has learned that the remains of some 20 people believed to have died in World War Two have been found on Iejima Island in Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa. This is the first discovery of ...

Japan's government has compiled a plan to evacuate people from remote islands in the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa in the event of emergencies. The plan, the first of its kind, was released ...

The crafts retailer, whose owners are vocal about their evangelical belief, is coming to TriBeCa in Manhattan. Not everyone is pleased. By Jane Margolies In the Lower Manhattan neighborhood of ...

Landwash Brewery's newest beverage On Guard is now available at its Mount Pearl location and will soon be in stores, says general manager Christina Coady. (Elizabeth Whitten/CBC) In response to ...