Chinen explains that the two-to-three-month process, which includes masking parts of the textile with a rice-based resist-dye ...

Having faced prejudice, a 76-year-old woman born to an Okinawan mother and a U.S. serviceman who left Japan before she was ...

Join me in Naha, Okinawa to experience a vibrant cultural parade and a stunning martial arts performance. A beautiful mix of tradition, history, and local spirit. 🌸 Two tickets to split record $1.8B ...

An attendee of America Fest 2025 takes a photo of a U.S. Marine Corps MQ-9A MUX/MALE unmanned aircraft with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft ...

Zeenat Aman shared a nostalgic Instagram post reflecting on the making of 'Samundar Mein Naha Ke' with Amitabh Bachchan from the film 'Pukar'. She humorously recounted the challenges of filming the ...

Junglia Okinawa is a new theme park that combines prehistoric action with inspiration from the southern prefecture’s subtropical forests. The Yanbaru National Park in the north of Okinawa’s main ...

Okinawa Shogaku High School secured its first-ever Summer Koshien title at the National High School Baseball Championship on Saturday, defeating The Third High School of Nihon University 3-1 in the ...

Inside a small tatami room just outside the center of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, a quiet rebirth of a once-banned tattoo practice is taking place. Moeko Heshiki, one of the few remaining ...

Kazuaki Yamashita, who was sent to fight in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II and lost many friends, is pictured in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 5, 2025. A scar from a gunshot wound ...

A fire burned aboard a US Navy warship anchored off Okinawa for 12 hours, injuring two sailors, a statement from the Navy’s 7th Fleet in Japan said. The fire aboard the USS New Orleans, an amphibious ...

TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A fire that broke out on the U.S. naval ship New Orleans off southern Japan's Okinawa prefecture has been extinguished, the U.S. Navy said on Wednesday. In a statement, the U ...