Visiting Okinawa, I was struck by how much it didn't feel like I was in Japan. Not only are the vast majority of buildings made of concrete, but they are designed in a unique Okinawan way.

How many miles is it from Okinawa to Beijing. 1145 miles / 1842.7 km is the flight distance between these two places. Use the Distance calculator given below to find distance between any two cities or ...

His opponent, Masakazu Moriyama, 73, is a former Okinawa city assembly member. He was backed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Japanese Communist Party, the Social Democratic ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...

Naha District Court’s Okinawa city branch first ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in March 2022, finding they had suffered impermissible noise levels. That ruling awarded $8.9 million in damages ...

NAHA CITY, Okinawa — A woman opposed to U.S. military presence on Okinawa was convicted in a Japanese court recently on 16 counts related to her protests the past four years, including a threat ...

“I want to take back home with me the feelings I experience today.” Setsuko Miyazato, 65, of Okinawa city, takes part in the event annually when it has been held. “I want to make this a day ...