Analysts say the election is a reality check for Beijing, which has sought to leverage local opposition to US-Japan military ...

Genta Koja was projected to become the Japanese archipelago’s next governor, a win for the country’s hawkish prime minister ...

Genta Koja beat two-term incumbent Denny Tamaki, who wants a major US military base to be moved out of Okinawa.

TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government won Okinawa's ...

A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling party won a gubernatorial election in Okinawa, bringing ...

A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling party won a gubernatorial election in Okinawa, bringing to power a leader who approves of a contentious US military base ...

Koja's win over incumbent Denny Tamaki, an opponent of the transfer of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan to ...

Okinawa on Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, which ended 27 years of U.S. rule after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II was fought on the southern ...

Typhoon Dolphin is moving over Japan’s southern remote islands, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and grounding all flights in and out of the island. Hundreds of people have taken ...