Lying between China's northeastern Taiwan island and Japan's southwestern Kyushu are the Ryukyu Islands, an arc-shaped ...

Minoru Kinjo and the sculpture he created themed Battle of Okinawa, on December 23, 2025 Photo: Xing Xiaojing/GT. Editor's ...

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial ...

With its laid-back seafaring culture and unique wildlife, the Yaeyama archipelago in Japan’s far southern Okinawa prefecture ...

Nagasaki was ranked 17th and Okinawa 46th on the New York Times’ list of “52 Places to Go in 2026.” The U.S. newspaper ...

There is nothing perverse in the internal logic of Donald Trump when he speaks openly about acquiring Greenland. To Trump, ...

The New York Times published its “52 Places to Go in 2026” on January 5, and featured Nagasaki as its 17th destination ...

The United States is expanding "air corridors" that will deliver combat power to China's doorstep in a future conflict.

Planes of Fame Air Museum welcomes 2026 with the return to flight of its historic F4U-1A Corsair on January 3, featuring talks, exhibits, and a possible flyover by the freshly restored WWII veteran.

World War II veteran and local resident, Ernest “Ernie” Zubalik, turns 100 years old on Monday. Ernest Zubalik grew up in ...

"Eugene Sledge’s experiences and their effect upon Henry Sledge will compel readers to locate definitive histories." ...

Promoted to first lieutenant, DeBlanc suffered a temporary setback on Jan. 29, 1943, when his Wildcat suffered engine trouble and he had to take to his parachute. He was swiftly picked up by the ...