Okinawa
Life on the Island at the Center of Tensions Between the US and China
The efforts to expand a US Marine Corps base on the island of Okinawa has drawn ongoing protests from wary locals, while a potential conflict with China looms in the future.
Former US Airman Tells UN an Accidental Nuclear War Was Narrowly Avoided in 1962
A former US misileer told the UN about a close call that occurred during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The US Is Reshuffling All its Game Pieces on the Asia-Pacific Chessboard
The US is re-shuffling its military naval, air, and ground forces in the Asia-Pacific, while juggling political, military, and economic factors — all with an eye toward China.
China's New Video About Kicking America's Ass Is More Than Meets the Eye
The 5-minute video shows the Chinese military stomping the US, but it also appears to carry underlying promises of both future victory and revenge for past defeats.
Miyazaki's Nature Retreat for Kids Is the Best Idea Ever
It'll be a real life 'My Neighbor Totoro' experience. We're crying.
VICE News Capsule - Tuesday, March 24
Archaeologists may have discovered a Nazi hideout in Argentina, schools in southern Malawi remain closed after floods, a delay in the relocation of a US air base in Okinawa, and how the world's oldest and deepest freshwater lake is shrinking.
Subtropical Solitude
78-year-old Masafumi Nagasaki is the sole resident of a tropical island located at the southern tip of Okinawa, Japan. We decided to go and find out exactly what kind of lifestyle he's leading, and why he chooses not to wear clothes.
Street Racers in Okinawa
Recently, most of Okinawa's racetracks have been shut down, which leaves drag racers just one option—to compete on the streets of Okinawa.