The Latest Breaking News from Okinawa

Japan unveils first plan to evacuate 100,000 civilians from islands near Taiwan in event of conflict

Prospect of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan has forced Japan to step up measures to protect islands in Okinawa prefecture

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2025

Okinawan bone digger searches for the remains of WWII dead and worries their lessons are unheard

Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the war's bloodiest

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

The quiet island paradise at the frontline of Chinese aggression over Taiwan

The tranquil island is increasingly being taken over by military personnel

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025

The hottest new hotel openings in the world for 2025

The world is set to welcome some impressive new places to stay next year, from a grande dame in New York to a hilltop hotel on a tea estate in Sri Lanka – hotels expert Ianthe Butt shares some of the most exciting

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024

US Marines start partial transfer from Okinawa in Japan to Guam under plan agreed 12 years ago

U.S. Marines have begun a partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to reduce the heavy burden of American troop presence on the southern Japanese island

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2024

Japan's Hybrid-Helicopter Fleet Cleared For Operations After Incident

Japan's hybrid-helicopter military aircraft fleet resumes operations after a V-22 Osprey incident due to human error. Safety concerns raised in Okinawa.

Top News · Nov 14, 2024

Shells To Surfboards: How Wildlife Has Adapted To Plastic

A hermit crab trundles across a beach in Japan's Okinawa, carrying its home on its back: not a shell, but a disintegrating plastic yellow measuring spoon.

International Business Times · Oct 31, 2024

Blue Zones offered hope as real-life fountains of youth – new research says they can be explained by comically flawed data

Five regions of the planet were claimed to hold the key to living past 100. Research by Dr Saul Newman of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing shows the truth isn’t that simple, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024

US envoy to Japan expresses regret over alleged sex crimes by military personnel in Okinawa

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed regret for the handling of two cases of sexual assaults allegedly committed by American military personnel on Okinawa, which have again stoked resentment of the heavy U.S. troop presence on the strategic island in Japan’s far south

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2024

Japan protests alleged sex assault cases involving US military in Okinawa

Recent attacks occurred within months of each other, stoking local anger over the continued US military presence.

Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2024