Japan: Funnel Cloud Spotted Over Southern Okinawa

A funnel cloud was spotted over the southern part of Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday, October 16. The JMA warned residents in the area against strong gusts of wind, including tornadoes, and lightning strikes.

Japan: Torrential Rains Cause Severe Flooding In Okinawa As Rainy Season Begins 3

Torrential rains continued to hit Okinawa on Friday, June 14, as the rainy season began in the region. Heavy downpours caused severe flooding, prompting warnings for heavy rains, flooding, and landslides.

Japan: Torrential Rains Cause Severe Flooding In Okinawa As Rainy Season Begins 2

Torrential rains continued to hit Okinawa on Friday, June 14, as the rainy season began in the region. Heavy downpours caused severe flooding, prompting warnings for heavy rains, flooding, and landslides.

Japanese students at NPT PrepCom event in NY

Japanese students at NPT PrepCom event in NY

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese high school students, including Mai Yonaha (2nd from L) from Okinawa Prefecture's Tomigusuku, give a presentation at an event associated with the Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2014.

Anti-TPP rally in Okinawa

Anti-TPP rally in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Participants of a rally against Japan joining negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative raise their fists in Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2012.

Okinawa island overcomes runway expansion dispute, finds hot spring

Okinawa island overcomes runway expansion dispute, finds hot spring

SENAGA ISLAND, Japan - A passenger plane flies over Senaga Island in Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, near Naha airport on Feb. 28.

3 new cities, 2 towns launched in Japan

3 new cities, 2 towns launched in Japan

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Governor Keiichi Inamine (2nd from R) and Tomigusuku Mayor Toyoaki Kinjo (2nd from L) celebrate the birth of Tomigusuku city with a population of about 50,500 in Okinawa on April 1. Three new cities and two towns were launched in Japan on the day, the start of a new fiscal year, bringing the number of municipalities to 3,218.

3 new cities, 2 towns launched in Japan

3 new cities, 2 towns launched in Japan

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Governor Keiichi Inamine (2nd from R) and Tomigusuku Mayor Toyoaki Kinjo (2nd from L) celebrate the birth of Tomigusuku city with a population of about 50,500 in Okinawa on April 1. Three new cities and two towns were launched in Japan on the day, the start of a new fiscal year, bringing the number of municipalities to 3,218.

Marines' Navarro released

Marines' Navarro released

Lotte Marines infielder Yamaico Navarro, who was arrested after a bullet was found in his bag, meets with reporters at a police station in Tomigusuku in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Feb. 23, 2016, following his release. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Marines' Navarro released

Marines' Navarro released

Lotte Marines infielder Yamaico Navarro, who was arrested after a bullet was found in his bag, meets with reporters at a police station in Tomigusuku in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Feb. 23, 2016, following his release. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

75th anniversary of World War II Battle of Okinawa

75th anniversary of World War II Battle of Okinawa

A memorial service is held at the former Imperial Japanese Navy underground base in Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 13, 2020, to mark the 75th anniversary of the suicide of navy officers in World War II's Battle of Okinawa in Japan's southernmost island prefecture. Relatives were not invited to the site due to the risk of coronavirus infection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

75th anniversary of World War II Battle of Okinawa

75th anniversary of World War II Battle of Okinawa

A memorial service is held at the former Imperial Japanese Navy underground base in Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 13, 2020, to mark the 75th anniversary of the suicide of navy officers in World War II's Battle of Okinawa in Japan's southernmost island prefecture. Relatives were not invited to the site due to the risk of coronavirus infection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

75th anniversary of World War II Battle of Okinawa

75th anniversary of World War II Battle of Okinawa

A memorial service is held at the former Imperial Japanese Navy underground base in Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 13, 2020, to mark the 75th anniversary of the suicide of navy officers in World War II's Battle of Okinawa in Japan's southernmost island prefecture. Relatives were not invited to the site due to the risk of coronavirus infection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

75th anniversary of World War II Battle of Okinawa

75th anniversary of World War II Battle of Okinawa

A memorial service is held at the former Imperial Japanese Navy underground base in Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 13, 2020, to mark the 75th anniversary of the suicide of navy officers in World War II's Battle of Okinawa in Japan's southernmost island prefecture. Relatives were not invited to the site due to the risk of coronavirus infection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese emperor, empress visit Okinawa

Japanese emperor, empress visit Okinawa

A man gives a karate demonstration in front of Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Okinawa karate hall in Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese emperor, empress visit Okinawa

Japanese emperor, empress visit Okinawa

Japanese Emperor Akihito (front) and Empress Michiko (behind) visit the Okinawa karate hall in Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese emperor, empress visit Okinawa

Japanese emperor, empress visit Okinawa

Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (3nd from L) visit the Okinawa karate hall in Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo