The 86-year-old Japanese woman from Okinawa, a resident of the Vila Carrao district of this metropolis, has only her thumb and pinkie finger on that hand--the rest are damaged, missing partly or ...

In a rare, recently unearthed photo believed to have been shot in 1935, two women walk barefoot carrying large cargo on their heads in what is now Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture.

Observed at 08:00, Tuesday 29 October BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are Japan Standard Time (Asia/Tokyo, GMT+9) unless otherwise stated.

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 ...

In the Sao Paulo neighbourhood of Liberdade, samba and Japanese tradition often mix Who would have known that the Okinawan language found a home in Brazil just when it was fading back in Japan?

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa — The Marines’ seaborne quick-reaction force on Okinawa now has a dedicated support group, the latest step toward transforming the service’s forces to counter China in ...

Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. The Okinawa Islands are part of the Ryukyu Archipelago, a chain that stretches from Taiwan to ... [+] Kyushu. Vaulted to international ...

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Maui held its first Okinawan festival in 5 years to great success Saturday, an event that many in Maui’s aging Okinawan ...