NAHA—In a rare and significant move, senior officials from the U.S. Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa Prefecture formally apologized to local officials on July 3 for a sexual assault committed ...

Naha, Okinawa Pref. (Jiji Press) — Two US servicemen have been arrested in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa over the weekend for allegedly assaulting Japanese nationals.

Days after two Marine colonels formally apologized to Okinawan officials for a lance corporal’s misconduct, two more U.S. troops were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of assaulting local ...

Japanese soldiers defused a U.S.-made bomb believed to be a World War II leftover at a historic villa in Okinawa’s capital city.

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

In solemn remembrance of the 80th anniversary of the final battle of the Second World War in Okinawa, special religious ceremonies were held at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Monuments, specifically at ...

Naha – Two U.S. servicemen were arrested in Okinawa Prefecture over the weekend for allegedly assaulting Japanese nationals. The Okinawa Prefectural Police on Saturday arrested Tomas Salazar, a ...

This is the first direct apology from the U.S. military to the Okinawa Prefectural Government for a series of sexual crimes committed by U.S. servicemen in the prefecture.

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago. In the face of growing global tensions, its governor pledged to keep ...