Monday, May 18, 2026
Today's Print

Tag: Okinawa

Pacifist Japan boosts troops as anxiety grows

NAHA, Japan – Sporting dark face paint and clutching a gun, teenage soldier-in-training Takuma Hiyane crawls across a field on Japan’s Okinawa, the front...

4 hurt in US air base blast

TOKYO—An explosion injured four men at a Japanese facility for storing unexploded bombs at a US air base in Okinawa on Monday, a fire...

Four injured in explosion at US air base in Japan

Tokyo, Japan—An explosion injured four men at a Japanese facility for storing unexploded bombs at a US air base in Okinawa on Monday, a fire...

2 US marines accused of rape in Okinawa

TOKYO – Two US marines in Japan’s Okinawa are under investigation for alleged rapes, police said Thursday, the latest in a string of assault...

Celebration of language, culture, and creativity 

After watching Harukana Receive!, a sports-themed anime about a young girl who learns about beach volleyball, I have wanted to visit Okinawa, Japan. The...

Beer factory leak turns Japanese port area red

Officials were left red-faced at a beer factory in Japan’s Okinawa region on Tuesday, after a mishap turned a large body of water a...

‘Inevitable’: Views on US bases shift in Japan’s Okinawa

By Mathias Cena "(Councilor Ryo) Matayoshi sees real ties being built, thanks to US military outreach and friendships between Okinawans and troops." For decades, residents of...

‘Very strong’ typhoon approaches Japan

Typhoon Muifa approached Japan’s southern islands on Sunday, prompting officials to issue a warning for locals to seek shelter from the “violent waves and...

Okinawa marks 50 years since US rule; Discontent simmers

Tokyo — The Japanese island of Okinawa marks 50 years since the end of US rule Sunday, with discontent simmering about the ongoing presence...

Striking new logo unveiled for FIBA World Cup ’23

Mies, Switzerland—The official logo of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 was unveiled on Friday as part of the launch of FIBA's new #DontMissABeat...

Okinawans vote on controversial base relocation

Okinawa"•The residents of Japan’s Okinawa were casting ballots Sunday in a closely watched referendum on the controversial relocation of a US military base to...

17 hurt as ‘Trami’ batters Okinawa

SHIBUSHI, Japan—A powerful typhoon pummeled Japan’s southern island of Okinawa Saturday, injuring at least 17, as weather officials warned the storm would rip through...

Naha and Nago

You have to be a Japanese to be able to tell right away that these are tourist destinations in the island of Okinawa. Naha...

Japan’s Blue Zone

A Blue Zone is a region in the world where people live much longer than the average human lifespan anywhere else. There are five...
- Advertisement -spot_img
- Advertisement -spot_img