Okinawa

China has been intensifying its information war against Japan's Achilles' heel – Okinawa.

The Ministry of Defense plans to build a new training ground for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the central area of Okinawa's main island.

The typhoon already injured 41 people and knocked out power for nearly a third of homes on Okinawa. Now it’s expected to return.

As tensions around Taiwan increase, remote Okinawan islands look to prepare for a possible conflict by investing in evacuation shelters and other defensive infrastructure.

A potential new trigger in China-Japan relations emerges.

Japan and the U.S. are actively taking note of changes in China’s naval and air capabilities in the region and making changes of their own.

Civil society groups claim that the tiltrotor aircraft has had a significant impact on the local population's quality of life.

Resentment and frustration run deep in Okinawa because of the heavy U.S. presence and Tokyo's lack of efforts to negotiate with Washington.

The U.S. military has contaminated the drinking water for almost half-a-million Japanese – but Japanese authorities can’t do anything about it.

The outbreak at U.S. Marine Corps facilities has raised concerns on the island.

Japanese residents of Okinawa remembered the legacy of one of World War II’s deadliest battles.

Shuri Castle is a major symbol of the old Ryukyu Kingdom’s history and Okinawa's unique culture. Now it's all but gone.