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A teacher and school nurse at Defense Department schools on Okinawa were arrested by Japanese police this week for alleged cannabis possession.

The town, home to the American Village commercial and entertainment complex, has seen its finances strengthen thanks in part to an increase in property tax revenue from inbound companies.

Morihiro Nakamura sings his father's memories of fighting in Okinawa using the sanshin, a traditional instrument from the prefecture.

NAKIJIN, Okinawa Prefecture--Skeletal human remains bearing characteristics associated with medieval people in mainland Japan provide the strongest evidence yet of a migration to the nation’s southernmost island during a key transitional phase in Okinawa’s history, according to researchers.

Chatan, which includes parts of Camps Foster and Lester, temporarily shuttered city offices and local schools.

NAGO, Okinawa Prefecture—Munetsuka Kayou was quietly drinking beer at a “snack” bar here when he heard music and English-speaking voices emanating from a nearby drinking establishment.

NAHA--Water quality checks near U.S. bases in Okinawa Prefecture found alarming levels of a suspected carcinogen and other substances at 38 locations, or more than 70 percent of 49 surveyed sites.

Following the mass COVID-19 outbreak at Camp Hansen, Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Tuesday asked the U.S. side over the phone to ban outings by people at the base.

Rushane Joel McKoy, 25, of Chatan Town, pleaded guilty Oct. 6 to trying to force a local woman into sex acts in April. He also pleaded guilty to stealing a shoulder bag containing 7,000 yen in cash, or about $62, in a separate incident in August 2020.

Rushane Joel McKoy, a U.S. civilian working for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service on Okinawa, has appealed his four-year prison sentence for attempted rape and theft convictions, a spokeswoman from Naha District Court said.