Lance Corporal Jamel Clayton, 22, attacked and choked the woman from behind and tried to have sex with her, the Naha district ...

Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago.

ITOMAN, Japan — "Money should be spent on rice, not missiles," Kunio Aragaki, a resident in Okinawa, told Xinhua News Agency ...

As wartime Japan fully deployed its troops in Okinawa Prefecture in March 1944, about a year before the ground battle against ...

In a rare move, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the Himeyuri-no-to memorial here on June 23 as part of events marking ...

Okinawa on June 23 observed "Memorial Day," marking the day 80 years ago when organized combat between the then Imperial ...

Naha District Court on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old US Marine to seven years imprisonment for sexually assaulting and ...

NAHA--The Naha District Court convicted a U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa Prefecture of sexual assault and sentenced him to ...

The SDF buildup has spurred concerns across the political spectrum in Okinawa, and many residents remain deeply worried over ...

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jamel Clayton asserted his innocence during his trial, saying he did not try to have sex with the ...

A Japanese district court on Tuesday sentenced a U.S. Marine Corps member stationed in Okinawa Prefecture to seven years in ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about "Okinawa Memorial Day," which falls on June ...