These real cities in Japan served as the major inspiration for some of the Yakuza franchise's most iconic locations.

This includes the 1600-block barracks, some of which have stood for more than 80 years. The contractor responsible for this work has already moved several structures during a similar operation ...

Visiting Okinawa, I was struck by how much it didn't feel like I was in Japan. Not only are the vast majority of buildings made of concrete, but they are designed in a unique Okinawan way.

Cargo weighing 400 to 450 kilograms dropped from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft was blown off course and ended up in waters near a small island in Okinawa in southern Japan, a prefectural government ...

A U.S. Marine Corps Osprey transport aircraft has accidentally dropped a cargo pallet weighing 400-450 kilograms into waters near Ie Island in Okinawa Prefecture, prefectural officials said Tuesday.

A cherry blossom festival is attracting people to a mountain in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, ahead of other places in the country. About 7,000 cherry trees of the hikanzakura variety are ...

Japanese troops removed and defused an American shell believed to be from World War II from a construction site in Okinawa’s capital city over the weekend. Five members of the Japan Ground Self ...

A Chinese woman who made headlines two years ago by claiming on social media to have bought an island in Okinawa is planning ... 10 years ago after studying in Japan and founded a dining business.

Home to World War II sites and a distinct “Blue Zone” culinary culture, Okinawa has long been a secret getaway for locals, and serves as a refreshing alternative to Japan’s more well-trodden ...

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The latest deal follows a £159m contract with Lendlease last year for new build single living quarters at Beacon Barracks, in Stafford. Defence Estate Optimisation is the single biggest estates ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A construction vessel leaked oil at the site of a future Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa this week but caused no environmental damage, according to Japan’s ...