The Imperial Household Agency is considering visits by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Okinawa prefectures next year to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World ...

Seventy percent of the facilities exclusively used by the U.S. military in Japan are concentrated in Okinawa Prefecture. It is significant to reduce that burden. It is a welcome development that moves ...

Thousands of protesters in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa have demanded that the US military give an apology and compensation to the victim in a sexual assault case one year ago.

Over 2,500 people staged a rally in the city of Okinawa on Sunday to protest against sexual assaults on local girls and women by U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa Prefecture. They adopted a ...

People who gathered to protest against a spate of sexual assaults by U.S. servicemen pledge to never allow a recurrence and sing together at the venue in the city of Okinawa on Dec. 22 ...

He sailed into Cooperstown in 2009 after receiving 94.8 percent of the Hall of Fame vote from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. More than just a threat on the bases, Henderson set a ...

Widely regarded as the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history, he was not just one of the game’s most exciting players but also one of its most eccentric. By Michael S. Rosenwald Rickey ...

NAHA, Okinawa — A U.S. airman convicted on Dec. 13 in Japanese court of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl last year on Okinawa has appealed the verdict. Senior Airman Brennon Washington ...