The Japanese government has compiled a plan to evacuate 120,000 people from some Okinawa islands to other parts of ...

But do blue zone residents really live longer? Or is their legendary lifespan more myth than science? “People [in blue zones] ...

Harumi Miyagi’s mother was a village employee on the small island of Zamami in Okinawa Prefecture who provided food and ...

An Okinawa Prefecture island where mass suicides took place during World War II held a memorial ceremony on March 26, the ...

Takamatsu Gushiken leaves a cave after a session of searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa ...

Japan has unveiled a plan to evacuate about 120,000 people from southern islets near Taiwan, regarded by China as its ...

Village officials led a memorial service in Zamami, Okinawa on Wednesday to commemorate the beginning of ground battles there ...

Japan's government has compiled a plan to evacuate people from remote islands in the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa in ...

Over 200,000 people, including civilians, were killed in the ground battles on Okinawa islands. The U.S. military's landing on the morning of March 26, 1945, led to a mass suicide using grenades ...

Japan on Thursday unveiled a plan to evacuate about 120,000 people from southern islets near Taiwan, regarded by China as its territory, in case of an emergency. Ships and planes would be able to ...

Under the plan, ships and planes to evacuate 110,000 residents, 10,000 visitors from Sakishima Islands in Okinawa in 6 days - ...

People in this country believe that growing old is fun - and they reach staggering ages thanks to a traditional way of life ...