Okinawa

Kumejima island in Okinawa Prefecture and Hyoko lake in Niigata Prefecture, and two more wetlands will be registered as Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention, it has been learned.  

NAHA, Okinawa a ' The hearings in a lawsuit against the Japanese government over aircraft noise from Kadena Air Base concluded Wednesday in Fukuoka High Court, with a ruling expected in February.  

The Japan Coast Guard on Thursday called off its joint search with the Maritime Self-Defense Force and others for a yacht with four Americans on board off Okinawa as they have not been able to find anything ...  

As Okinawa Prefecture pushes to increase the number of visiting tourists, an Okinawa City hotel has taken a giant step forward, bringing international television programming to its rooms.  

The Okinawa prefectural assembly unanimously adopted a resolution and an opinion Wednesday protesting that a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine made port calls at a U.S. naval facility in the prefecture while water ...  

TORII STATION, Okinawa a ' The close presence of Army Spc. Ronald Hopstock Jr. was almost too much for the young Filipina to bear.  

The Okinawa Labor Standards Bureau now knows there are at least 8,429 foreigners registered in Okinawa, but admits the figure is low because companies with fewer than 30 employees are not required to pass ...  

A carving created 33 years ago by renowned artist Salvador Dali for the Okinawa International Ocean Exposition is being eyed by Okinawans who want it brought back to the island.  

Typhoon Sinlaku was in the East China Sea near the islands of Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday, threatening to approach the southern part of the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu around Thursday night, ...  

Heavy rain poured Wednesday in parts of Okinawa Prefecture as Typhoon Sinlaku traveled through the East China Sea near the islands of the southwestern Japanese prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.  

The Japan Coast Guard resumed searching Monday morning for a yacht with four Americans on board after the vessel sent a distress signal the previous day in the Pacific off Iriomote Island, Okinawa Prefecture, ...  

The rationale varies, but the bottom line is the same; fewer golfers are using Okinawa's courses and golf club profits are down.  

Typhoon Sinlaku threatens to approach the Okinawa and Amami islands and Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu from Wednesday through Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Tuesday.  

NAHA, Okinawa Pref. About 100 people from Japan and South Korea attended the unveiling Sunday of a cenotaph commemorating wartime sex slaves mainly from the Korean Peninsula forced to serve Japanese soldiers on ...  

Plaintiffs in litigation over military aircraft noise in mainland Japan and Okinawa agreed Saturday to unite in their fight for quieter skies.