HISTORICAL FACTS: Naha - The Untold Story

After the Naha Hotel Killing, Here Is What Japan's Leaders and Okinawa Are Demanding

A U.S. Marine is held in Okinawa over a woman's killing. See what Tokyo demands, why the island is a flashpoint and what prosecutors decide next.

Latin Times · 21h ago

Anger in Japan grows after US Marine is arrested over the killing of a woman on Okinawa

A U.S. Marine's arrest on suspicion of robbing and killing a woman in Okinawa has sparked outrage in Japan

The Independent UK · Oct 5

Powerful Typhoon Khanun lashes southwest Japanese islands, grounding flights and closing businesses

A powerful typhoon Khanun is approaching Japan’s southwestern island of Okinawa, lashing the region with strong winds and high waves, and forcing transportation to halt and stores to close

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Naha mayoral election duel shows cracks forming in All Okinawa group

NAHA -- The race to decide the next mayor of Okinawa's capital comes down to a head-to-head showdown between a former prefectural assembly member supported by the All Okinawa group and Naha's former deputy mayor backed by the national ruling coalition.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 17, 2022

Mangaka died in rescue bid

NAHA -- The creator of the popular manga "Yu-Gi-Oh!" who was found dead in July in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture is believed to have drowned while trying to rescue people who were having difficulties at sea.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 15, 2022

Tamaki elected to 2nd term as governor of Okinawa Prefecture

NAHA -- Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki was reelected Sunday for a second four-year term, garnering more votes than the other two challengers combined.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Sep 12, 2022

Okinawa 50 yrs since return / Steam locomotive shows bond with rest of country

The majestic steam locomotive never ran on any tracks in Okinawa Prefecture, never carried any passengers, never pulled any freight. But for the past half-century it has been sitting in a park in Naha as a symbol of Okinawa's link to the rest of Japan upon its post-war return to…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · May 18, 2022

Okinawa aims to open army bunker to convey war tragedy

NAHA -- The Okinawa prefectural government is moving to open to the public a bunker built by the Japanese Imperial Army in Naha during the Battle of Okinawa at the end of World War II.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 19, 2022

50 years on / Light and darkness overlap along Okinawa's miracle mile

This year, Okinawa marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan. This is the first installment of a series that explores some of the issues that have impacted Okinawa people since the handover, leading up to the present day.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 24, 2022

Social activities in Okinawa Pref. on tightrope

NAHA -- Despite the ongoing spread of the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus in Okinawa Prefecture, citizens are unable to get tested quickly. The spread of the virus has kept essential workers who are either infected or were in close contact with infected people from coming to work, leaving…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 18, 2022