On China's National Day on October 1, Chinese posts dismissing Japan's sovereignty over Okinawa repeatedly shared an old ...

As far fewer people now converse in these dialects, UNESCO designated eight local Japanese languages, including six distinct Ryukyu versions, as endangered languages of the world in 2009.

“So, the women blended traditional Ryukyu and Japanese styles.” Back in the 1930s, it was common for ordinary people to walk barefoot in Okinawa, as the prefecture lacked both the materials ...

From Ryukyu to Japan, war to peace - Shuri Castle has been there through everything, and was a symbol of identity for the Okinawa people. Those who saw the end of WW2 in Okinawa have seen the ...

Footage of a tour of a base featured nuclear-capable weapons that are key to Beijing's plans to deter US intervention in any ...

After invasion by the Japanese, the Ryukyu people increasingly adopted elements of Chinese culture. Nunchuks came from Okinawan martial arts and may have originated from a traditional horse bit ca ...

China’s efforts to extend its influence in the waters surrounding Taiwan are encountering significant international ...

Meralco import Allen Durham felt the warm welcome and had a homecoming of sorts when Japanese fans showed him love during the ...

Some fungi do threaten human health. Examples include Aspergillus fumigatus and Cryptococcus neoformans, both of which can invade people’s lungs and cause serious pneumonia-like symptoms. Cryptococcus ...

One of the most famous examples is the zombie ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, which is part of a larger group known ...

Also speaking at the seminar, Wang Yong, former president of the People's Public Security University of China, said the Ryukyu issue "should be treated under the bottom line principle of security - by ...

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