Super Typhoon Bavi nears Japan’s Okinawa, flights axed and noodle shelves emptied

A large and powerful typhoon approached a remote chain of islands in Japan’s southwest on Friday, prompting authorities to ...

Strong Winds Thrash Trees as Typhoon Bavi Hits Japan

Strong winds thrashed trees in Miyakojima City in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday, July 11, as Typhoon Bavi ripped ...

EDITORIAL: Government must not rush to boost SDF forces in Okinawa

The government has already decisively escalated its confrontation with Okinawa Prefecture over the contentious project to ...

Powerful typhoon passes over Okinawa, injuring 5

A powerful typhoon was heading toward China's east coast Friday, the latest in a series of deadly storms that have already ...
The Japan Times

Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm

As sea temperatures rise, the prefecture’s ubiquitous mozuku is under threat. Scientists believe they are close to a ...

Okinawa families wiped out in 1945 battle quietly memorialized

Large-scale memorials, including the Himeyuri Cenotaph, dot the cityscape of Itoman, the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa.
Syrian Arab News Agency

6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan’s Okinawa coast

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck waters northwest of Miyakojima Island in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture on Friday, the Japan Meteorological ...