The Latest Breaking News from Okinawa

The governor of Okinawa visited Washington this month to send the message that Washington is overstating the threat from China.

NAHA -- The central and Okinawa prefectural governments on Friday conducted a simulation drill for the evacuation of residents from the Sakishima Islands.

Top national security officials from the United States and Japan are expected to agree to changes in the joint defense posture this week as the two nations confront rising threats from North Korea and increasing aggressiveness from China

To deal swiftly with contingencies around Japan's remote islands, the U.S. Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa Prefecture will form a marine littoral regiment, according to sources connected to the Japanese and U.S. governments.

The United States plans to reorganise its Marine Corps units in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture by fiscal year 2025 and create a "Marine Littoral Regiment" to quickly respond to outlying island emergencies, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing government sources.

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A Chinese Navy fleet of six warships, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning, sailed through waters between Okinawa and Miyako islands, both in Okinawa Prefecture, into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, the Defense Ministry announced on the day.

A squadron of Chinese Navy ships sailed through straits near Japan into the Western Pacific this week, while Beijing on Friday blasted Tokyo's adoption of a new national security strategy putting itself on a more offensive footing — largely as a result of the perceived threat from China. The destroyers…

YONAGUNI, Okinawa -- Yonaguni Island, Japan's westernmost island, held its first evacuation drill on Wednesday over possible ballistic missile strikes.