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The Okinawa Prefecture has almost 150 islands. While most Okinawans live on the main island of Okinawa, there are a handful ...

Two U.S. service members on a nighttime scuba dive were rescued from a rocky cliff on an island off Okinawa’s central coast, ...

The turquoise water lapping against Okinawa's pebbled beach is so clear that you can see an occasional parrotfish streaking by. Just behind it, the Hoshinoya Okinawa's low-slung modernist villas blend ...

Okinawa is Japan’s sole subtropical region, attracting visitors seeking white sand beaches and swaying palms. Of the 160 or so islands, about 40 are inhabited, and the prefecture comes by the nickname ...

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 ...