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