Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan's humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human remains have lain forgotten since World War II.

Marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa toward the end of World War II, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru vowed to ease the burden of U.S. military bases on the island, which ...

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.

TOKYO: A Japanese court sentenced a US marine to seven years in prison, a spokesperson for the judiciary said on Wednesday (Jun 25), in the latest sexual assault case involving American military ...

NAHA--A U.S. airman at the center of renewed friction between Okinawa Prefecture and the U.S. military pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor when his trial opened here ...

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Within Japan, tea companies imposed buying limits on tins of matcha powder, while the government is reportedly planning to introduce subsidies to encourage tea growers to produce more tencha ...

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