CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — About 35 Okinawa civilian and U.S. military leaders met Friday in a promised forum at this Marine Corps base to discuss cooperative measures to stem criminal behavior by U ...

Representatives of U.S. forces in Japan and Okinawa authorities held their first meeting Friday under a new forum to discuss joint safety measures, following alleged sexual assault cases involving ...

A ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker is under fire for describing a memorial dedicated to female student nurses who were killed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa as “terrible” and ...

One of these bills includes a description of what the next standard license plate could look like.In late 2015, the "While I Breathe, I Hope" plate was issued and began rolling out in 2016.Since ...

Then there are others to consider if you’re really curious—like the best vibration plates (or platforms that move up and down, side to side, and front to back at fast speeds). You’ve ...

Pearl Jam brought out surprise guest Peter Frampton during their concert Thursday in Nashville, with the two Rock Hall-inducted artists linking up for a rendition of the band’s “Black.” ...

A construction vessel spilled fuel oil Thursday morning at the site of a future U.S. Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa, marking the fourth such incident this year, according to Japan’s ...

Junglia Okinawa, a new theme park scheduled to open in July in the village of Nakijin in northern Okinawa Prefecture, is hiring 1,500 workers prior to the opening. Most of its employees moving to ...

Army Pfc. Clarence Craft earned the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Okinawa in May 1945. Here, 6th Division Marines rest behind a wall during a pause in fighting in the ...

During the symposium in Okinawa, Nishida said exhibits at the museum seem to imply that "Japanese soldiers swarmed (into the area), leading the Himeyuri corps to die. Then, the U.S. troops came to ...