Japanese troops removed and defused an American shell believed to be from World War II from a construction site in Okinawa’s ...

TOKYO -- A jungle theme park will open in Okinawa in July, a grand bid to attract Asian visitors to Japan's southernmost prefecture amid a heated tourist boom. Junglia Okinawa opens July 25 ...

Visiting Okinawa, I was struck by how much it didn't feel like I was in Japan. Not only are the vast majority of buildings made of concrete, but they are designed in a unique Okinawan way.

Junglia Okinawa, a new theme park in northern Okinawa ... known as the mastermind behind the turnaround of the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka Prefecture. According to estimates ...

Okinawa on Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, which ended 27 years of U.S. rule after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II was fought on the southern ...

Luring visitors with golden beaches and picturesque palm trees, Okinawa ... prefecture of Japan formed most of the Ryukyu Kingdom, a thriving tributary state that flourished by building trade ...

A cherry blossom festival is attracting people to a mountain in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, ahead of other places in the country. About 7,000 cherry trees of the hikanzakura variety are ...

Prosecutors are building their case against a U.S. Marine based in Okinawa on a charge of sexually ... on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

Races such as the Tour de Okinawa and All Japan Triathlon Miyakojima already attract professional athletes, but there are routes suitable for all abilities. Some of the most popular include the ...

Police in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday sent papers on a U.S. Marine in his 30s to public prosecutors for alleged nonconsensual sexual intercourse resulting in injury. Police notified the ...