NAHA, Okinawa — A U.S. Marine accused of injuring a woman during an attempted sexual assault told a Japanese court Thursday he was “not violent” and spent only five minutes at her home ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress and their daughter have paid their respects to the victims of a ship that sank in a US attack while evacuating hundreds of children from Okinawa during World War Two.

The Battle of Okinawa began on April 1, 1945 when the U.S. troops, in their push for mainland Japan, landed on the island. It lasted until late June, killing more than 200,000 people. Nearly half of ...

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 ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress, along with their daughter, have offered condolences to the souls of people who died in the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa during World War Two.

In Okinawa, more than 200,000 people were killed in ground battles in the final stages of the Pacific War, part of World War II. It is Emperor Naruhito's seventh visit to Okinawa, and the third ...

NAHA, Okinawa — A U.S. Marine accused of strangling and injuring a Japanese woman during an attempted sexual assault appeared in Japanese court Monday and denied the charges against him. Lance ...

A clinical psychologist has formed grief care groups for survivors of war across Okinawa to help try to heal their emotional scars. Subscribe . Digital Print . June 28, 2025 . Subscribe.