The turquoise water lapping against Okinawa's pebbled beach is so clear that you can see an occasional parrotfish streaking ...

With its laid-back seafaring culture and unique wildlife, the Yaeyama archipelago in Japan’s far southern Okinawa prefecture ...

Okinawa is Japan’s sole subtropical region, attracting visitors seeking white sand beaches and swaying palms. Of the 160 or ...

NAHA, Japan (AP) — A weakened Tropical Storm Mawar headed toward Japan’s southern archipelago of Okinawa on Thursday, leading businesses and the airport to close and fishermen to batten down their ...

TOKYO >> The typhoon that damaged homes and knocked out power on Okinawa and other Japanese islands this week was slowly moving west Thursday but is forecast to make a U-turn and dump even more rain ...

TOKYO >> A meandering storm was headed again toward southwestern Japan on Sunday, prompting fresh warnings about dangerously heavy rainfall after the same area was hit several days ago. Tropical Storm ...

NAHA, Japan (AP) — Typhoon Mawar appeared to be losing force as it headed Wednesday toward Japan’s Okinawa Islands, where the United States maintains a significant military presence, after largely ...

ITOMAN, Okinawa – One memorial to the cost of World War II memorial was recently updated, and another created, both in Okinawa prefecture, ahead of the 79 th anniversary of the culminating battle of ...

There are a group of islands that, for one reason or another, are home to inhabitants with exceptionally long lifespans. The Okinawa islands in Japan have several residents who are centenarians and ...