Seven Marines received commendations for saving a Japanese woman from rough seas at Cape Zanpa Misaki on Okinawa.

Takamatsu Gushiken on Jan. 10 started a hunger strike calling for stopping the land reclamation work outside the Okinawa prefectural office in Naha. He took the action because earth and sand from ...

Ahead of schedule, land reclamation work in Okinawa Prefecture for the relocation ... installed anti-pollution membranes to prevent fine sand and other substances from leaking out to sea.

Whether kayaking amongst the mangroves, relaxing on idyllic beaches or joining in the local festival, Okinawa provides visitors with a serene return to nature. Okinawa is Japan's southernmost ...