People in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa have celebrated residents who have turned 97 based on the traditional Japanese way of counting age.

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headlamp and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the skulls, he says, ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japanese police last week arrested a protester who opposes the U.S. military presence on the island, alleging she interrupted a U.S. Consulate event at a Chatan hotel. Akino ...

A local teacher explains to school students about the collective suicides during the Battle of Okinawa. Credit: Cristian Martini Grimaldi In the Kerama Islands, just off the coast of Okinawa ...