Today, with more than 35 inhabited islands, Okinawa features a unique culture alongside wild nature. Its numerous beaches ... is also where the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean meet.

The turtles were discovered on Kumejima island beaches, located about 100 kilometers to the west of Okinawa’s main island, on July 14. Reported by islanders, staff of the Sea Turtle Museum of ...

the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) performs at the level of the world’s leading research institutions in the Nature Index, on a normalized basis.

The Defense Ministry's Okinawa Defense Bureau informed the Okinawa government that the cargo pallet fell into the sea due to an unexpected change in wind direction during training on Thursday ...

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--A U.S. Marine Corps Osprey transport aircraft has accidentally dropped a cargo pallet weighing 400-450 kilograms into waters near Ie Island in Okinawa ...

A salvage crew retrieved a large part of the crashed Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter from waters off Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture ... horizontal impact on the sea surface and broke into ...

Okinawa Adventures has launched a wellness tour in its namesake prefecture, one of only five 'Blue Zones' where people live ...

It's a chance to try local ingredients like goya and umi budo (sea grapes) and experience the secrets to Okinawan longevity firsthand.” Okinawa Prefecture is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan.