Lance Corporal Jamel Clayton, 22, attacked and choked the woman from behind and tried to have sex with her, the Naha district ...

A Japanese district court on Tuesday sentenced a U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa Prefecture to seven years in prison for a ...

Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago.

As wartime Japan fully deployed its troops in Okinawa Prefecture in March 1944, about a year before the ground battle against ...

A Japanese found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa in a case that has triggered anger and safety ...

Naha District Court on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old US Marine to seven years imprisonment for sexually assaulting and ...

In a rare move, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the Himeyuri-no-to memorial here on June 23 as part of events marking ...

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jamel Clayton asserted his innocence during his trial, saying he did not try to have sex with the ...

The SDF buildup has spurred concerns across the political spectrum in Okinawa, and many residents remain deeply worried over ...

Okinawa on June 23 observed "Memorial Day," marking the day 80 years ago when organized combat between the then Imperial ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about "Okinawa Memorial Day," which falls on June ...

Nakagusuku, Okinawa Pref. (Jiji Press) -- "I want to see my father again," says a daughter of an Okinawan man who died as a ...