Okinawa governor presents ''Kariyushi'' summer wear to PM Aso

Okinawa governor presents ''Kariyushi'' summer wear to PM Aso

TOKYO, Japan - With no-necktie summer clothing starting to be worn in June for government officials and employees, Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (2nd from L) presents Okinawa ''kariyushi'' summer wear to Prime Minister Taro Aso (2nd from R) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 28. At left is Miss Okinawa Mika Uechi.

Remote Japanese island trying to bolster ties with Taiwan

Remote Japanese island trying to bolster ties with Taiwan

NAHA, Japan - Tsuneo Uechi, chief of the Yonaguni fisheries cooperative, shows off a white marlin in Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 8 .

2 teens arrested over killing of 15-year-old boy in Okinawa

2 teens arrested over killing of 15-year-old boy in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Investigators search for evidence in the killing of a teenage boy at a cemetery in Naha in the afternoon of June 9. Police arrested two teenagers June 10 in connection with the beating death of the 15-year-old boy in the cemetery in the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. An unemployed 15-year-old boy and 17-year-old high school student, whose names are being withheld because they are minors, were arrested on suspicion of killing Hikaru Uechi after separately turning themselves in at the same police station.

Japanese couple celebrate 100th birthdays together

Japanese couple celebrate 100th birthdays together

NAHA, Japan - Yasunobu Uechi and his wife Kamado in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, turn 100 years old together. The photo was taken Sept. 19, 2004. (Kyodo)

Okinawa governor presents ''Kariyushi'' summer wear to PM Aso

Okinawa governor presents ''Kariyushi'' summer wear to PM Aso

TOKYO, Japan - With no-necktie summer clothing starting to be worn in June for government officials and employees, Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (2nd from L) presents Okinawa ''kariyushi'' summer wear to Prime Minister Taro Aso (2nd from R) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 28. At left is Miss Okinawa Mika Uechi. (Kyodo)

Stench in Okinawa WWII army hospital cave reproduced on guided tour

Stench in Okinawa WWII army hospital cave reproduced on guided tour

Katsuya Uechi, a guide at the Haebaru Culture Center, holds out on Jan. 22, 2015, a bottle containing the replicated stench endured by members of the all-female Himeyuri student corps when mobilized in 1945 as nurses to care for injured Japanese soldiers at the Okinawa Imperial Japanese Army Hospital Cave (background) in Haebaru, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Uechi hopes that replicating the smell will help visitors better understand the harsh conditions during the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2 teens arrested over killing of 15-year-old boy in Okinawa

2 teens arrested over killing of 15-year-old boy in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Investigators search for evidence in the killing of a teenage boy at a cemetery in Naha in the afternoon of June 9. Police arrested two teenagers June 10 in connection with the beating death of the 15-year-old boy in the cemetery in the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. An unemployed 15-year-old boy and 17-year-old high school student, whose names are being withheld because they are minors, were arrested on suspicion of killing Hikaru Uechi after separately turning themselves in at the same police station.