Kinjo was born to Okinawan parents on this island, a mandated territory of Japan from 1920-1945. By 1940, an estimated 75,000 Okinawans crossed the Pacific to start their new lives in countries ...

With the introduction of the solar calendar in modern Japan, Lunar New Year celebrations have lost its place as a major event ...

NAHA--An Okinawan women's group staged a large protest rally in front of the Okinawa prefectural government building here on ...

Sachie Yukawa has been running a Christmas donation initiative for underprivileged children in Okinawa for 4 years. The PhD ...

American teachers from a Defense Department school sampled Okinawa delicacies and explored Japanese teaching methods during a ...

This year marks the 125th anniversary of that first Okinawan settlement in Hawaii, and descendants are looking ahead to a year of honor and commemoration of their Uchinanchu culture. Francis ...

Grace Ueng takes us to Okinawa, Japan, known for having the most centenarians in the world. Struck with a particular aspect ...

Jan. 8 (UPI) --A U.S. Marine allegedly sexually assaulted an Okinawan woman in November, which is the fourth alleged sexual assault by U.S. service members in Okinawa in 2024. Okinawa Prefecture ...

Those earthy, highly nutritious tubers go by the names of Okinawan and Molokai purple sweet potatoes. When comparing types of ...

experiences and workshops rooted in the Blue Zones research on Okinawan traditions. Spread across 32-acres within Okinawa’s Kaigan Quasi-National Park, Halekulani stretches along a mile of ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — In this week's "Around Town" spotlight, Roxanne Strouk visits Okinawan Karate to learn valuable ...