TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to honor the dead ahead of the 80th anniversary of one of the harshest battles of World War II. On what was his seventh visit ...

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko talk to family members of those who lost their lives during World War II at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman on Japan's southernmost island of Okinawa, in ...

Okinawa Prefecture Governor Denny Tamaki is expected to further convey the message of peace and anti-war voices of local residents in his planned visit to China in early July, while emphasizing trade ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The Okinawa government pressed its case for the removal of a Marine Corps air base and reduce the American military presence here during a visit Wednesday by two ...

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrived in Okinawa on Sunday for a two-day visit to explain the revised plan to realign U.S. forces in Japan. It is Noda's first visit to the prefecture since he became ...

Okinawa's governor Denny Tamaki visited a cemetery in Beijing on Tuesday to pay his respects to people from the Ryukyu Islands, who were buried there hundreds of years ago. The cemetery in the city's ...

The 160 tropical islands that make up the Okinawa Prefecture (also known as the Ryukyu Islands) look and feel very different from the rest of Japan, with their own language, cuisine and customs. While ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to honor the dead ahead of the 80th anniversary of one of the harshest battles of World War II. On what was his seventh visit ...

TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japanese Emperor Akihito and his wife bowed their heads and offered prayers on Tuesday (March 27) for victims of World War Two in Okinawa, on what could be their last visit to pay ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to honor the dead ahead of the 80th anniversary of one of the harshest battles of World War II. Enjoy unlimited reading on ...