In 1971, ahead of Okinawa’s return to Japan, the government of the Ryukyu Islands under the U.S. military control compiled a five-pillar proposal for Okinawa’s future without U.S. bases to the ...

Ryukyu Islands do not belong to Japan," read part of the simplified Chinese caption to a video posted on X on May 14, 2024. "According to the Potsdam Declaration, Ryukyu Islands are Chinese ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The general in charge of the Marine Corps’ Indo-Pacific field command recently visited Ishigaki island ...

Japan is ramping up its defense with a powerful new anti-ship missile, aiming to counter China's regional ambitions and ...

The dugong, an endangered marine animal species designated as a natural monument by the government of Japan, almost certainly inhabit broad areas of the Ryukyu Island chain in Okinawa Prefecture ...

JAPAN: In response to growing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan is enhancing its defence capabilities by developing ...

The Japan Self-Defense Forces are moving anti-aircraft and surface-to-ship missile batteries to the Nansei (or Ryukyu) island chains, which are close to Kyushu, the main southern island.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is set to conduct the first test launch of its new anti-ship missile in fiscal year 2027 ...

and ceremonies from Japan, Ryukyu, Taiwan (formally known as Formosa), China and Korea. This edition includes the following songs: a song by a Geisha; a song from the Bon Festival sung by a man from ...

This article uncovers the top 10 things to do in Okinawa. Unleash the excitement by visiting the prefecture's historic sites ...

Florida, Florida and FloridaTwo Florida travel marketing organizations square off on whether to explicitly invite LGBTQ+ visitors; space tourism reaches a... Riviera Nayarit ramping up the luxury ...

The defense chiefs of the United States and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to expand military presence in a chain of strategic Western Pacific Ocean islands located near China. U.S. Defense ...