A power outage hit almost every area of Miyakojima island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 25, affecting around 25,500 households, hospitals, schools and government services. Electricity was ...

University College London researcher is on a mission to debunk shoddy research into the world’s oldest people.

Chinese vessels and aircraft have been frequently passing through areas between Okinawa Prefecture’s main island and Miyakojima island. Japan opened a garrison on Miyakojima island in 2019 ...

Occurred on July 6, 2024 / Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan Info from Licensor: "Pliopontonia furtiva is a rare shrimp about 1.5 cm long. Its body is transparent and small, and its yellow and white pattern ...

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Occurred on July 3, 2024 / Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan Info from Licensor: "This is a member of the Mantis Shrimp family. They ...

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The invasion of Japan loomed. The Japanese military stationed about 100,000 troops on Okinawa, with the aim of preventing the invasion of the mainland. Narration Imperial Headquarters of the ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...