With overtourism putting pressure on major cities like Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, Japan is increasingly crowded—making ...

The New York Times published its “52 Places to Go in 2026” on January 5, and featured Nagasaki as its 17th destination ...

The beaches aren’t for swimming and visitors rent EVs on this southern Japanese island, where tourism authorities are trying to redefine what it means to be green.

It’s show time. Up heaves the sail, a concertina of heavy canvas pulled taut against the creaking wooden mast. It gulps the breeze that’s whisking cotton puffs of cloud out to sea. Black butterflies, ...

The governor of Japan's Okinawa Prefecture has warned the central government to "proceed carefully" as defense authorities move forward with plans to station surface-to-air missiles on an island just ...

Police have accused a U.S. Navy sailor on Okinawa of inappropriately touching a Japanese girl over the summer, adding to a string of offenses that have roiled the island community the past two years.

Okinawa, an archipelago that stretches from just below Japan’s main islands almost to Taiwan, means different things to different people. For many Japanese visitors, Okinawa, with its white stretches ...

The Department of Defense said Tuesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers a broad range of construction projects situated on and off military ...

A medieval castle has hit the market near one of Italy's busiest cities, though it comes with a few caveats. The Castle of Landriano, listed by Sotheby’s International Realty, is roughly 15 miles ...

A US Marine has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he was convicted of strangling and sexually assaulting a woman in Okinawa, a Japanese district court told CNN. Lance Cpl. Jamel Clayton, ...

A group of special operations vets retrace the Battle of Okinawa, following in the footsteps of the forefathers of today’s Navy SEALs. By Shannon Corbeil Published Jun 24, 2025 1:00 PM EDT Sponsored ...

TOKYO — 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 Monday it is ...