Both Okinawa and the Uezu family have a long history of suffering ... Uezu heard some people argue that Okinawa should gain independence from Japan. Others said the island prefecture would develop ...

In Okinawa, more than 22,000 people were conscripted in this way. This amounted to about 20 percent of the fighting force deployed on the main island of Okinawa. The policy was also called ...

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Okinawans in Japan, part of a Blue Zone, live long due to their Moai tradition—small social groups offering financial and emotional support. This practice, along with healthy diets, exercise ...

Mysteries still shroud a tragedy 80 years ago in which many civilian passengers died in U.S. military attacks on running ...

Most people aspire to live a long, happy, and healthy life, yet only a few achieve it. However, there is a place in Japan called Okinawa, which stands out as one of the world’s 'Blue Zones'.

Marines and their families came together at the State House on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the historic ...

He took the action because earth and sand from the southern part of Okinawa’s main island, which may contain remains of people killed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, will be used. Gushiken ...

"Okinawan people are very open-minded and inclusive," Yumiko says, pointing to the eclectic pottery creations on the island as proof. In many ways, Okinawa is another world unto itself, a mystical ...

URUMA CITY, Okinawa — Japanese troops exploded 461 U.S.-made shells off the coast on Thursday, the latest in a continuing stream of World War II leftovers that turn up on the former island ...

An American professor and a Japanese author, speaking to reporters Friday in Tokyo, said their nations should take a less ...