Okinawa
Japanese soldier killed in Battle of Okinawa ID’d by DNA, a first for Japan
Human remains discovered on Okinawa in 2004 have been identified as those of a Japanese soldier, marking the first time DNA alone was used to confirm the identity of a casualty from the Battle of Okinawa.
Agnew in Tokyo for Okinawa reversion
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew arrived here Friday evening in a sleek presidential jet as President Nixon's envoy to Monday's Okinawa reversion ceremony.
NFL stars score a big hit with Oki fans
Five National Football League stars kept a crowd of nearly 300 persons enthralled at the Okinawa USO with gridiron anecdotes and some insight into the world of the pros.
Off-base bar owners lamenting military curfew in Japan
The colorful neon signs still blaze at bars outside Kadena Air Base, but the front doors are shut and there are no Americans in sight in the normally bustling Okinawa entertainment district.
Japan prime minister tells Okinawa U.S. Marines will stay
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Sunday made it official: Marine air units will be staying on Okinawa.
From the S&S archives: Marine on Okinawa: 'I saw a grown man cry'
"Stunned shock" was the reaction of U.S. military personnel and Ryukyuan citizens on Okinawa Saturday as news of President Kennedy's death spread throughout the island.
Film inspired by rape of Okinawa girl by U.S. troops
"Never let them forget." That’s the tagline for "The First Breath of Tengan Rei," a new independent film that focuses on an Okinawa woman who travels to Chicago to confront two Marines who abducted, raped and left her for dead a decade ago.