Following Okinawa's return to Japanese rule in May 1972, Soka Gakkai, a major Japanese Buddhist organization, purchased the lot that included the Onna launch site in 1976.

Texans can vote on three potential designs to update the horned lizard plate, which was the first conservation-themed plate.

TOKYO — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on Monday ...

How madagascar’s lizards became the island’s last hope for reforestation The ecological role of three seed dispersing lizards on Madagascar Date: June 10, 2025 Source: Kyoto University Summary ...

Japanese officials say an explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers.

1 / 4 Show Caption + U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa Commander Lt. Col. Rachel Bowers wipes down a section of the Cornerstone of Peace monument at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park in Okinawa, Japan, June 7 ...

Nakijin, Okinawa Pref. – Junglia Okinawa, a vast theme park scheduled to open July 25 in the northern part of the main island of Okinawa Prefecture, has been shown to the press. Covering about ...

New lizard species discovery in Meghalaya sparks community-led conservation effort in limestone-mining impacted area, involving local villagers.

Cincinnati has a vast Lazarus lizard population, and they could lessen the threat of Lyme disease.

The hellish Battle of Okinawa left psychological scars that persist to the present day.

In May 1945, Craft’s company was pinned in place on Okinawa by a 450-foot-high patch of high ground that the Americans called Hen Hill.

Two U.S. Marines in Okinawa, Japan are under investigation for alleged rapes, police say, the latest in a string of assault cases that have angered residents .