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Okinawans recall horrors of war, call for lasting peace during Battle of Okinawa remembrance

Sunao Oshiro’s eyes moistened as the 84-year-old made his yearly pilgrimage to Okinawa Peace Memorial Park on Friday for the annual Irei no Hi ceremony, which marked the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa. → Read More

Japanese soldier’s ID notebook returns to family on Okinawa after 7 decades

As Okinawans marked the 72nd anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, a war artifact belonging to a Japanese soldier killed in the bloody conflict was returned to his family after more than seven decades. → Read More

Japanese soldier’s ID notebook returns to family on Okinawa after 7 decades

As Okinawans marked the 72nd anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, a war artifact belonging to a Japanese soldier killed in the bloody conflict was returned to his family after more than seven decades. → Read More

Anti-US base protest leader has become symbol of resistance on Okinawa

Since his release from prison, Hiroji Yamashiro has toured Japan to talk about the protests against the military presence on Okinawa. He spoke before the United Nations this month about the movement and how the Japanese government has cracked down on dissent. → Read More

Okinawan tourism officials urge US military not to advertise dangerous falls

The recent death of a teenage airman at Okinawa’s Aha Falls — a spot popular with servicemembers and tourists for hiking and cliff jumping — left some local officials searching for answers. → Read More

Reports: Okinawa governor planning new lawsuit opposing Futenma relocation

The governor of Okinawa is preparing another lawsuit challenging the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to a remote part of the island, according to multiple Japanese media reports. → Read More

Kadena airman arrested following crash

A 24-year-old airman assigned to Kadena Air Base was arrested following a hit-and-run crash, police officials said. → Read More

Caring for tombs warms tense relationship between US military and Okinawans

Over the past couple of years, U.S. and Japanese servicemembers and their families have worked to clear thick jungle brush from the trails, and base access has been arranged for locals who want to pay their respects. → Read More

Drone spotted with Chinese ships in Japan’s territorial waters

Four Chinese government vessels — accompanied by what appeared to be an aerial drone — entered Japanese territorial waters near a contested island group Thursday, just weeks after the last intrusion in the East China Sea. → Read More

Sailor, airman on motorcycle killed in head-on collision on Okinawa

A sailor and an airman were killed after a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a car Thursday night in Chatan town, Okinawa, U.S. military officials said. → Read More

Water shortages, rationing may be in the cards for Okinawa

Reservoir levels at their second lowest in a decade could mean water rationing throughout Okinawa — including at military bases — if this year’s rainy season delivers a low yield. → Read More

Okinawa tourism officials want waterfall off-limits to US military after death

Okinawan officials are working to keep the U.S. military community away from Aha Falls — a spot popular with servicemembers and tourists for hiking and cliff jumping — in the wake of an airman’s tragic death over the weekend. → Read More

Chinese coast guard group enters Japanese territorial waters

Four Chinese government vessels — including one with what appeared to be a gun turret — entered Japanese territorial waters near a contested island group Monday, the latest in a series of challenges to Japanese sovereignty in the East China Sea. → Read More

Officials identify Kadena airman who died at Okinawa waterfall

An airman assigned to the 18th Munitions Squadron at Kadena Air Base died Saturday after falling from Aha Falls, a popular spot for hiking and cliff jumping. → Read More

Hiroshima candlemaker honors 12 American POWs killed in atomic bombing

Eric Billingsley has long struggled to come to grips with the brutality and human suffering inflicted upon Americans and Japanese during World War II. → Read More

Historic Okinawa awamori distillery gets a facelift

After five years and nearly $3.5 million, renovations at Tsukayama Distillery — the only Okinawan awamori distillery to survive the Battle of Okinawa — are nearly complete. → Read More

Gate closures to continue at Marine bases on Okinawa

The closures have impacted Marine bases Camp Kinser, Camp Courtney and Camp Foster, where traffic backups have led to 45-minute delays in getting off base on some days during rush hours. → Read More

Banned pollutant detected in water running under Marine base on Okinawa

High levels of a banned pollutant have been detected in water running under Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, a year after the substance was found in streams and underground water wells adjacent to Kadena Air Base. → Read More

Japan responded to record number of Chinese, Russian aircraft in fiscal year 2016

Japanese jets scrambled a record number of times to intercept foreign aircraft approaching its airspace in fiscal year 2016, according to figures released Thursday by Japan’s Ministry of Defense. → Read More

Nuke-sniffer aircraft arrives on Okinawa as tensions rise on Korean peninsula

A U.S. aircraft that specializes in detecting radioactive debris after the detonation of a nuclear device has arrived on Okinawa amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula. → Read More