The murder of 39-year-old Anna Yagi is the latest in a string of crimes involving US personnel on Okinawa.

The 20th Asian Games closed on Sunday after a rocky fortnight lit ​up by youthful brilliance in the sporting arenas but tempered by logistical dysfunction and subdued public interest. Olympic Council

The 20-year-old soldier denies the charge as protests held on Okinawa and in Tokyo.

A U.S. Marine has been arrested on suspicion of murder in Okinawa, prompting renewed Japanese criticism of the conduct of American military personnel.

A US marine has been arrested on suspicion of robbing and killing a woman in Japan.

A woman's murder allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine​ in Okinawa is a "heinous crime," Japan's premier said on Monday, as the new accusation of violence involving American forces sparked public outra

For many locals on this island, the arrest has brought decades of frustration back to the fore.

Japan is seeking to make pharmaceuticals a pillar of economic growth and security, requiring innovation and manufacturing capacity.

Hiroshima's experiment is part of a broader national trend that sees small, rural high schools recruiting students from outside their prefectures.

Since being liberalized about a decade ago, Japan's power market has drawn growing interest from domestic and overseas firms as trading expands.

The men are believed to have been forced to take part in fraud at a base in Myanmar.

The comments from Taiyo Oil's CEO push back against a government drive to diversify crude sourcing triggered by the U.S.-Iran war.