A large and very strong typhoon is bringing prolonged rain and winds to southwestern Japan. Authorities say Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture are especially at risk.

A large and powerful typhoon came close to Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture on August

The government has already decisively escalated its confrontation with Okinawa Prefecture over the contentious project to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in Okinawa to another city in the prefecture.

A farm in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has taken steps to protect its crops from Typhoon Dolphin. On Thursday, workers at Miyahira Nouen in Nanjo City removed nets covered with goya bitter gourd vines from their supports and laid them flat on the ground. The goya harvest usually peaks around this time of year.

FUKUOKA -- Typhoon Dolphin, a large and strong tropical storm and the 13th of the year, moved west on the morning of Aug. 7, bringing the main island ･･･

The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning people to prepare for powerful winds as Typhoon No. 11 is expected to approach remote islands in Okinawa Prefecture on the evening of Sept. 3.

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – The Environmental Preservation Division for Okinawa prefecture suspects U.S. military bases are the source for high levels of toxic PFAS contamination discovered in summer groundwater samples, a division official said recently.

NAHA -- Junglia Okinawa, a forest-themed park in the northern part of Okinawa's main island, marked its first anniversary on July 25, reporting some 1･･･