NAHA--The Naha deputy mayor will run in the Okinawa gubernatorial election and likely gain support from the Liberal ...

Japan’s defense minister promised to reduce the U.S. military’s footprint there and expand joint exercises near Japan’s ...

NAHA—In his first meeting with Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki reiterated long-standing ...

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday met with Nago Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi to seek local understanding for relocating the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air base to the southern Japan ...

NAHA, Okinawa — A civilian employee of the U.S. Navy was taken into custody after a bullet was discovered in his baggage at an airport security checkpoint, a police spokesman said Monday. The man, ...

Protesters display signs against a planned Marine base relocation during a rally in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, on the southern Japanese island Saturday. (Koji Harada/Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO — Tens of ...

The turquoise water lapping against Okinawa's pebbled beach is so clear that you can see an occasional parrotfish streaking ...

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi vowed Thursday to reduce the burden on Okinawa Prefecture of hosting U.S. military ...