“I am an Okinawan.” It took Higa decades before she was able to answer in this manner. One question long haunted her: “Who am I?” Higa was named Rie to sound like Lee, her father’s name.

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 ...

A big election in Japan will be held this Sunday. It’s Okinawa Prefecture's gubernatorial election. There are 4 candidates. One is supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its ...