How to explore the tropical side of Japan in Okinawa

With its laid-back seafaring culture and unique wildlife, the Yaeyama archipelago in Japan’s far southern Okinawa prefecture ...

Behind The Fight For Sustainable Tourism In Okinawa

The beaches aren’t for swimming and visitors rent EVs on this southern Japanese island, where tourism authorities are trying ...
Stars and Stripes

Rite of spring: Army base on Okinawa sees season’s first green sea turtle

TORII STATION, Okinawa — A 100-million-year-old reproductive ritual continued this week at this small Army installation on Okinawa’s western coast. A green sea turtle crawled ashore early Wednesday at ...
Variety

Pacific Island Peoples Explore Connections as Cinema at Sea Festival Launches in Okinawa – Global Bulletin

The inaugural edition of the Cinema at Sea – Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival will be held next month (Nov. 23-29) on the Japanese island of Okinawa. With a 40-title lineup, a ...