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June20,2022RyukyuShimpoByYukiKarimata TheOkinawaMeteorologicalAgencyannouncedthemorningofJune20thattherainyseasonhadfinishedfortheOkinawaregion.Itendsonedayearlierthantheyearlyaverage(June...

ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture--People in Japan’s southernmost prefecture paid tribute on June 23, Okinawa Memorial Day, to the victims of the bloody ground battles that stained the soil here in the final months of World War II.

Japans Okinawa repeats call for scrapping plans to relocate U.S. base on the island-

NAHA--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki announced he will seek a second term, setting the stage for a rematch in the September election with former Ginowan Mayor Atsushi Sakima--but with a change in tactics.

Okinawa Gov Denny Tamaki on Saturday announced his bid for a second four-year term, likely facing a challenger backed by the Liberal Democratic Party in the Sept 11 election. Tamaki made clear at a news conference his continued opposition to the controversial relocation of a&#x20...

Differences of opinions have widened between Okinawa Prefecture and Tokyo since Keizo Obuchi tried to bring issues facing the southern island prefecture to the fore of government policy.

NAHA--Kiyoshi Uezu and his parents lived through the Battle of Okinawa, but he feels they never truly “survived” the war.

A symposium in Tokyo on May 29 to mark the 50th anniversary of Okinawas return to Japanese sovereignty offered a reflection on the difficulties the prefecture and the residents have experienced and hopes for the future.

Bunyo Ishikawa scrambled to get from one place to another capturing scenes across Okinawa’s main island on the historic day on May 15, 1972, from the early hours until late in the evening.

The U.S. controlled the island for nearly three decades after WWII, and residents still feel deeply divided about problems stemming from that occupation.