Japan plans to build an underground bomb shelter on its westernmost island that’s capable of housing up to 200 people.

Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago.

More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle.

More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on ...

Japan recently marked 80 years since the end of the Battle of Okinawa, the final and bloodiest ground battle of World War II ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito said Wednesday that he will honor thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II who were held ...

An in-depth exploration of the demanding Jungle Leaders Course conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa. The course ...

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...

Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan's humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human ...

Upward of 600 people have made their home in Japan's Tokara Islands, a 12-island archipelago with seven inhabited islands ...