A housing area on this Marine Corps base may be returned to Okinawa by fall to help alleviate traffic congestion on a major highway, according to U.S. and Japanese authorities.

TORII STATION, Okinawa, Japan— Col. Erik Davis, U.S. Army Garrison Japan commander, visited USAG Okinawa on April 13, to see firsthand how installation operations, garrison priorities, and ongoing initiatives support overall mission readiness.

NAHA--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki denounced the central government for starting land reclamation work for relocating a U.S. military base by overriding his official rejection of the application.

More than 30 military spouses on Okinawa have graduated from a leadership seminar designed to build professional skills and strengthen community ties.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, center, and Princess Aiko arrive at the National Cemetery at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on Wednesday.

TOKYO — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on Monday it is the Okinawan “mission” to keep telling the tragic ...

Isamu Kuniyoshi searched for wartime remains and relics from the 1945 Battle of Okinawa on a volunteer basis for about 60 years in hopes of returning them to bereaved families.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family prayed on Wednesday in Okinawa for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II that was fought on the southern Japanese island 80 years ago. The commemoration comes as many ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to honor the dead ahead of the 80th anniversary of one of the harshest battles of World War II. On what was his seventh visit to Okinawa, Naruhito was joined this week by his wife and ...

Fourth graders Zach Black and Shawn Miller wrote letters to their brothers, who are both stationed in Okinawa, Japan, with the hope that their brothers could meet face-to-face someday.

NAHA, Japan -- The fate of Okinawa's Naha Airport has become entangled in the relocation of a key U.S. military base, with the Pentagon saying it will not return the Futenma site to Japan until a new runway is designated for emergency use.