The Marines’ seaborne quick-reaction force on Okinawa now has a dedicated support group, the latest step toward transforming ...

Japan's national flag is simply a red disc on a white background ... women were found by US Marines at a "comfort station" in Okinawa in April 1945 The flag is "one thread in a tapestry of ...

The U.S. military's commander in Japan has finally tightened the rules around drinking for all troops stationed in the country months after several high-profile cases of sexual assault and rape on ...

In the final stages of World War Two, Japan fought a fierce land battle against US forces in Okinawa. More than 200,000 ... They burned their regimental flag, so it wouldn't fall into enemy ...

Roughly 400-miles off the coast of Japan’s southernmost region of Kyushu, Okinawa has long been credited with having one of the highest concentrations of centenarians in the world.

The Olympic flame reached Japan on September 7, 1964, landing in Okinawa, which was still under US control after World War Two. "The first thing I saw after landing on the island was the US flag.

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...

As North Korea continues to advance its nuclear capabilities along with long-range missiles and China’s potential invasion of ...

The three coaches were initially accused of verbally and physically abusing a player during a training camp in Okinawa, Japan ...

Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi wants airmen to be able to take on more tasks and is pushing an initiative to reduce the number ...

On Monday, as hundreds of soldiers cheered from the sidelines and waved unit flags ... security pact, Japan hosts about 50,000 U.S. troops, mostly on the southern island of Okinawa, which ...