Okinawa
American-made bomb from WWII uncovered near runway on small Okinawa island
Okinawa authorities discovered a U.S.-made bomb believed to date to World War II during an airport safety survey on a southern Japanese island, the first ordnance found in a series of inspections launched after an explosion last year.
Ie Shima: Island off Okinawa holds annual event honoring newsman Ernie Pyle
About a hundred people gathered on this tiny island off the northwest coast of Okinawa on Sunday to remember a newsman who brought war home in the most personal terms.
In the newsroom: A man and his kazoo at Woodstock
First of all, if you haven't seen this by now, stop what you're doing and go readDavid Allen's retelling of his glorious moment in the time of peace, love and mud.
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.