While sandy beaches and crystal blue water may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Japan, we think the tropical shores of Okinawa are some of the best beaches on the planet.

Akiko Urasaki knows what it’s like to grow up with the specter of war. She’s spent her life in the shadow of a vast complex of US military bases in Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture. She ...

Around the country lies some of the most beautiful, white-sand, crystal-clear water beaches you’ll ever find. While most tourists associate Japan with the bustling lights of Tokyo, we’re going to let ...

CHATAN, Okinawa — Cleaning up Okinawa’s beaches is a popular volunteer activity for Americans living here with the U.S. military. It’s a way to show they’re good neighbors and environmentally ...

CHATAN, Okinawa — Bathers are getting stung and Okinawa beaches are closing due to the early return this summer of the Habu Kurage, or stinger jellyfish. The emergency room of the U.S. Naval Hospital ...

Travel direction from Hawaiian Beaches to Okinawa is and direction from Okinawa to Hawaiian Beaches is The map below shows the location of Hawaiian Beaches and Okinawa. The blue line represents the ...

On May 14, to mark the 45th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan, an estimated 2,200 protestors gathered at the relocation site of the controversial US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, one of ...