Super Typhoon Hinnamnor is currently several hundred kilometers to the east of Okinawa. The storm is packing sustained winds of about 150 miles (241 kilometers) per hour. Forecasts show the typhoon moving south of Okinawa by Sept. 2, then moving northward. The East China Sea is being threatened by the greatest storm of 2022, which … Read more
Aere is 110 kilometers east of Naha City in Okinawa Prefecture and moving northwest at 30 kilometers per hour. The storm may approach the southern main island of Kyushu on Monday or later. Torrential rains forecast for Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures until Sunday. Late on Saturday, tropical storm Aere is to pass; closest to the … Read more
Despite mounting concerns about its proximity to an increasingly assertive China, the Japanese island chain of Okinawa observed the 50th anniversary of the end of US occupation and its restoration to Japan yesterday with calls for more economic growth and fewer US bases. Okinawa, a chain of tropical islands off the coast of far southwest … Read more
On Sunday, the Japanese island of Okinawa celebrates 50 years since the end of US rule, with anger simmering over American forces’ continued presence and fears of rising regional tensions. The US occupation of Japan after WWII lasted until 1952, but Okinawa, the country’s southernmost prefecture, took another 20 years to reclaim its independence. Official … Read more
