Author Ryotaro Shiba (1923-1996) visited Okinawa Prefecture for his serial travelogue “Kaido wo Yuku” (On the highways) in April 1974. It was the most pleasant time of the year to be in the southern ...

As people globally commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the 72-year-old retired businessman is among many residents who oppose the American troops stationed on their island ...

Okinawa resident Hiromasa Iha can still recall the screams of his classmates and teachers after a US military jet crashed into his elementary school, killing 18 people more than six decades ago. As ...