On Wednesday, 21 August 2024, the wooden structure of the Grand Ring, the symbol of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan ...

Instead, Okinawa officials in Washington, D.C., told Military.com that troops would no longer be able to drink between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. off base. The statement couched the change as part of "a ...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa — The Marines’ seaborne quick-reaction force on Okinawa now has a dedicated support group, the latest step toward transforming the service’s forces to counter China in ...

I'm planning on visiting Japan late Dec/early Jan with a group of my friends and we have approximately 4-5 days to spare on our itinerary. Half of us want to go to the Japan Alps whilst the other half ...

The city faces the buzzing Tongass Narrows waterway and is backed by the scenery of the lush, forested slopes of Deer Mountain. The picturesque Ketchikan hugs the shoreline of Revillagigedo Island for ...

Toward the end of World War Two, Okinawa was pounded by a huge amount of ordnance, estimated at a total of around 200,000 tons. About 10,000 tons of it is thought not to have exploded.

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The third indictment of a U.S. service member on sexual assault charges this year prompted fresh complaints from an Okinawa city this week. Nago City Assembly approved a ...

The islands of Okinawa, located in southern Japan, are home to more centenarians—people aged 100 or older—than anywhere else in the world. People living in Okinawa have a lower rate of cancer ...

100% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher. Tripadvisor gives a Travellers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews ...

Autumn on Aka Island (Okinawa): Golden susuki grasses swaying in the breeze. (Image: PIXTA) October sees some of the best weather in Japan. By October, temperatures across Japan have fallen following ...

Prosecutors in Okinawa Prefecture on Friday indicted a U.S. Marine for alleged sexual assault resulting in injury. On Sept. 5, the Okinawa Prefectural Police sent papers on Michael Hofmaster ...

As I sat down to write this list of Okinawa souvenirs, my mind flashed back to my earliest experience of a ¥100 store. It was my first time to independently explore a foreign country, and what I had ...