After the war, Pae moved from one place to another on Okinawa Island when the prefecture was under U.S. control, and worked in restaurant districts at night. In 1975, three years after Okinawa was ...

A road trip around Okinawa reveals why locals consider themselves apart from the rest of Japan, with its history and cuisine moulded by a rich Ryukyu past and South Pacific sensitivities.

Clickable Location Map of Naha Airport on Google Map. General information about Japan where Naha Airport is located in the city of Okinawa. General information include capital of Japan, currency and ...

The Marines and Japan Self Defense Forces will conduct joint training in Guam, the statement said. Okinawa, which was under U.S. postwar occupation until 1972, is still home to a majority of the ...

The Battle of Okinawa began on April 1, 1945 when the U.S. troops, in their push for mainland Japan, landed on the island. It lasted until late June, killing more than 200,000 people.

TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island.

(Since the United States occupied Okinawa in 1945, driving on the right had been the norm, even after the prefecture’s return to Japan in 1972.) Regrettably, we did not get to explore much in ...

Okinawa, with a population of 1.5 million, hosts 70 percent of the American bases despite accounting for only 0.6 percent of Japan’s landmass. There are 80,000 Americans on the island , of whom ...

The Battle of Okinawa began on April 1, 1945 when the U.S. troops, in their push for mainland Japan, landed on the island. It lasted until late June, killing more than 200,000 people.