NAHA—Waves pounded the rocks and coral off Cape Maeda in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture. Whipped by a typhoon, the sea was white with foam. This was the scene one day in late May at a beach near the ...

A large and very strong typhoon is engulfing Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa. Officials are warning of very strong winds, storm surges and high waves. Japan's Meteorological Agency says ...

Typhoon Jelwat made landfall in Okinawa, Japan over the weekend causing plenty of damage in its wake, and these two videos below show just how powerful a weakening tropical storm can be.

Typhoon Shanshan is slamming southern parts ... a small Japanese island north of Okinawa, with winds gusting near 100 mph. Mesovortices, or smaller eddies inside the eye, were visible on radar ...

The battle was so ferocious it is often referred to as the “typhoon of steel.” Aki felt he had to send messages from Okinawa as it marked Memorial Day this year. That thought spurred him to ...

A Challenergy turbine installed in Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan has already had the chance to prove its mettle. Typhoon Mitag hit Japan in October 2019, and the turbine’s sensors recorded wind ...

You can see all of the recovered artifacts here. Known as the "Typhoon of Steel," the Battle of Okinawa was a defining victory for the American military in its war against Imperial Japan.