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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima makes a stump speech in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2024, as campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election began the same day.

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Japanese player Aoki practices batting in preseason training

URASOE, Japan - Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki, who was traded to the Kansas City Royals in December 2013 after two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, practices batting in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, in January 2014.

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U.S. consul general in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Consul General in Okinawa Alfred Magleby speaks during a press conference in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2012.

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U.S. consulate general in Okinawa

URASOE, Japan - Raymond Greene, consulate general of the United States, speaks at a press conference in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 9, 2011, after a senior U.S. diplomat allegedly made disparaging comments about the people of Okinawa, sparking anger among residents and politicians in the southern island prefecture. Greene said that the reports do not reflect the views of Washington.

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Candidates make last pitches for Okinawa gubernatorial race

NAHA, Japan - Incumbent Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) shakes hands with a voter on a street in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 27, 2010, a day ahead of the gubernatorial election. The race is considered crucial to the future of the Japan-U.S. security alliance involving a planned relocation of a U.S. military base.

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UNESCO designates Okinawa dance as intangible heritage

NAHA, Japan - Performers of Kumi Odori, a traditional dance form, celebrate on Nov. 18, 2010, in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, after the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization designated the dance as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. Kumi Odori, which literally means ''combination dance,'' is a music and dance performance originating in the island prefecture.

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Onetime houses of Americans in Okinawa undergoing changes

NAHA, Japan - A former house for American personnel in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, shown in a photo taken July 16, has been remodeled into a bakery named ''ippe coppe.''

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U.S. Marines attend karate clinic in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Marines try to follow the moves of Yoshie Kadena (L), a world champion of Okinawa-style karate in 2008, in a clinic at a gymnasium of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Kinser in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 16. The karate lesson was part of a cultural awareness seminar jointly held by the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japanese Foreign Ministry's liaison office in Okinawa.

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Iwamura begins practice

URASOE, Japan - Japanese outfielder Akinori Iwamura (3rd from left), who has signed a three-year deal with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, kicks off his practice at a ball park in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, exactly at 11:11 a.m. on Jan. 11. (MLB)

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Iwamura begins practice

URASOE, Japan - Japanese outfielder Akinori Iwamura, who has signed a three-year deal with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, practices batting after licking off his training at a ball park in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, exactly at 11:11 a.m. on Jan. 11. (MLB)

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Nakaima says to deal flexibly with base relocation

URASOE, Japan - Hirokazu Nakaima, who won the Nov. 19 Okinawa gubernatorial election, is interviewed by media organizations at his home in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 20. He said he will deal flexibly with the contentious issue of relocating the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma base within the prefecture.

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Okinawa voters go to polls to pick new governor

NAHA, Japan - Hirokazu Nakaima, a former vice governor backed by the ruling coalition, casts his ballot together with his second daughter Chisato in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 19 in the election to choose the successor to outgoing Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine.

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Baseball players begin training for the 2006 season

URASOE, Japan - Yakult Swallows playing manager Atsuya Furuta receives flowers as his men look on during a welcome ceremony at the municipal office before the start of their official training for the 2006 season in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 1.

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(2)Emperor, empress make 8th visit to Okinawa

URASOE, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave at well-wishers as they attend the opening of a national theater in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 23.

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IT seminar begins in Okinawa as follow-up to PALM

NAHA, Japan - Senior officials from 14 countries in the Pacific including Japan begin a two-day seminar on information technology (IT) Jan. 23 in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, as a follow-up to the Pacific Islands' Leaders Meeting (PALM) last April in Miyazaki Prefecture. Sponsored by the U.N. Development Program (UNDP), they will discuss how to bridge the digital divide in the Pacific.