A Chinese reconnaissance and attack drone was spotted for the first time flying near Japan’s southernmost islands, including Okinawa, as Beijing continues to ramp up aggressive moves in the ...

Japan’s air force scrambled jets to shadow the drones, which analysts believe were probing Tokyo’s military readiness and ...

A bountiful natural playground studded with ancient culture, adventure and a unique foodie scene, Okinawa has some of the world’s longest-living people. Bring the Japanese destination to life with our ...

Mawar, formerly a typhoon but now packing winds of up to 108 kilometers (66 miles) per hour, was around Miyako, one of Okinawa’s remote islands, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The storm ...

This includes during the war, when Japan used Okinawa as a battlefield to stop the Americans from reaching its main islands. But the relationship has changed more recently, driven in part by the ...

The islands are the far southern end of Japan – once a separate kingdom, today a favourite travel destination offering unique ...

Missile units for PAC-3 interceptors have been deployed on Yonaguni and nearby Ishigaki and Miyako islands. Yonaguni ...

P-3C aircraft belonging to the Japan Maritime ... includes the Miyako Islands and Yaeyama Islands in the southwest of the Ryukyu Islands, which belong to the Nansei Islands). “Okinawa’s ...

Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets upon spotting China’s GJ-2 armed drone near Okinawa for the first time.

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