The central government and Okinawa Prefecture have decided to hold the first field drill to evacuate residents of the ...

The mayor of Yonaguni is deeply concerned about evacuating his 1,700 residents to safety in the event of China invading ...

NAHA—The opposition-controlled prefectural assembly is pressuring Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki over an outpost in the United ...

The Japanese government and Okinawa Prefecture have decided to hold the first field drill to evacuate residents of the southernmost prefecture's remote islands under the civil protection law, it was ...

Denny Tamaki is in charge of a chain of islands in what many people consider a dangerous neighborhood. As governor of the Okinawa Prefecture, he oversees about 160 inhabited and uninhabited islands in ...

A Chinese maritime survey vessel that had been operating without permission in Japan's exclusive economic zone off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture has left the area, according to the Japan ...

On November 7, 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae uttered a few sentences during a debate on the floor of the parliament in Tokyo. That short set of phrases, regarding contingencies ...

Shima-maasu Honpo has taken the bold step of building a new factory that will change its salt production method with the aim ...

The students were on the vessels as part of the school's peace education curriculum. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinese observers downplayed Beijing's reference to Okinawans as "indigenous", saying the comments were primarily a critique of ...

The Air Force contained 575 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa which “affected” its stormwater ...

Denny Tamaki is in charge of a chain of islands in what many people consider a dangerous neighborhood. As governor of the Okinawa Prefecture, he oversees about 160 inhabited and uninhabited islands in ...