Denny Tamaki, governor of Okinawa prefecture, says his personal story is deeply entwined with the U.S. military’s presence on ...

On Sept. 22, 2006,the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency launched a sun-observing satellite called Hinode, or Solar-B. It ...

Due to its proximity to Tokyo—less than 1,500 miles—it later became a staging base to launch bomber attacks on mainland Japan. The island is a similar distance to China and other flashpoints ...

Himawari-8 and -9 are geostationary weather satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). They are successors to JMA’s Multi-functional Transport Satellite (MTSAT ... to create ...

Today a fifth of Okinawa’s main island remains in US hands, to the frustration of most residents. Just 0.6 percent of Japan’s land mass hosts 70 percent of American military forces in the country.

The nine contenders running for leadership of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party have pitched their policies at a hustings meeting in Okinawa Prefecture. The race will decide the ...

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NHK has learned that a Chinese aircraft carrier briefly entered Japan's contiguous zone early on Wednesday. Sources say the Liaoning sailed between two islands, Yonaguni and Iriomote, in Okinawa ...

Aboard the USS Oriskany off the coast of Okinawa, June 28, 1955: Crew members of the USS Oriskany examine the crushed remains of the Banshee jet that crashed into the fantail of the attack ...

Blisteringly hot yet intrinsically chill, summer days in the southern tip of Japan can be gloriously slow or boisterously jolly. Use our guide to discover the many summer attractions of Okinawa Island ...

Satellite images taken before and after the attacks show the destruction. Radio Liberty's "Schemes" project published satellite images from Planet Labs taken at 11.30 a.m. Wednesday which showed ...

New satellite images highlight the effort to rescue the damaged tanker. Satellite imagery obtained by Business Insider captures the difficult mission to rescue an oil tanker stranded in the Red ...