6+ hour, 27+ min ago  (68+ words) July 8, 2026 at 14: 46 JST The Chinese military has once again heightened tensions in the region with the firing July 6 of a submarine-launched ballistic missile that landed in neutral waters of the Pacific. [Read More] Trump recounts missile attack by "Islamic Republic…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (353+ words) July 6, 2026 at 15: 25 JST BANGKOK--China's military test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific, drawing protest and concerns from countries in the region. The missile was launched at 12: 01 p. m. and carried a dummy…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (579+ words) By MASAHIKO OHTA/ Staff Writer July 2, 2026 at 17: 30 JST A sketch by Shinichi Komatsu depicting a scene at a prisoner-of-war camp (Provided by the Prisoner's Diary Museum) Rare sketches'by a Japanese civilian offering a personal and complex perspective of wartime Philippines…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (515+ words) June 23, 2026 at 18: 32 JST Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the floral tribute stand during the Battle of Okinawa memorial ceremony in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23 (Minaho Serizawa) ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture'Okinawans on June 23 marked the 81st anniversary of the end of the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (957+ words) By KAZUYUKI ITO/ Staff Writer June 23, 2026 at 16: 54 JST A small structure to offer prayers stands on the site of a wiped-out family in the Komesu district of Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 26. (Masaru Komiyaji) ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture'Large-scale memorials, including the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (657+ words) June 15, 2026 at 15: 09 JST The General Council of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party approves recommendations for revising three national security documents. (Kei Kobayashi) The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has compiled its recommendations for revising three national security documents planned by the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (519+ words) June 11, 2026 at 12: 55 JST Twelve years after the end of World War II, author Shohei Ooka (1909-1988) contributed this comment to a newspaper: "Naturally, the Hinomaru (national flag) at our place was repurposed into a rice sack after Japan's defeat in WWII....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (369+ words) June 23, 2025 at 18: 23 JST Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, right, and Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki arrive in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23 to attend a ceremony memorializing'the victims of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. (Hiyori Uchiumi)' ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture'A solemn memorial service was…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (428+ words) May 29, 2025 at 15: 01 JST Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba with U. S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 7 (Kotaro Ebara) The government is considering boosting its annual spending on U. S. military facilities in Japan by tens of billions of yen to appease…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (105+ words) By MINAKO YOSHIMOTO/ Staff Writer April 22, 2026 at 07: 00 JST Fountain pens and ink bottles collected from caves around Okinawa Prefecture by Isamu Kuniyoshi are seen in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 8. (Minako Yoshimoto) ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture--Isamu Kuniyoshi searched for wartime…...