A recent Pentagon statement that it will not return Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to Japan until it provides an alternate runway of similar length is not a change from the original agreement, ...

The 5,000 U.S. Marines and 1,300 dependents now stationed in Okinawa should stay there, and the $6.2 billion Marine facilities on Guam could be used by the Army. That’s the proposal put forward last ...

NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A U.S. military UH-1 helicopter made an emergency landing at a baseball field in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday night while a youth team was practicing there, in what could ...

Okinawa is one of the world’s Blue Zones, where a population has a life expectancy much higher than the global average. The traditional Okinawan diet consists primarily of whole plant foods, with less ...

The Okinawa diet is linked to longer life and lower risk of age-related diseases. Its nutrient-rich, plant-based foods support heart, bone, gut, and brain health. Low-calorie, high-fiber eating habits ...