We have our own kingdom.” Chibi refers to the Ryukyu ... we’re not any other country,” he declared. “We are Ryukyu.” The post In Okinawa, an independence movement finds an unlikely ...

URASOE, Okinawa Prefecture--Vandals spray painted graffiti on a mausoleum for Ryukyu Kingdom royalty here, known as “Urasoe Yodore,” officials said. The mausoleum is located in the Urasoe ...

A Ryūkyū man dressed in a traditional bashōfu (芭蕉布 / banana plant cloth) kimono lies on the beach looking out to the sea. As he lies there, we witness the passage of time on the islands.

The designs of the shirts vary from traditional patterns, such as “ryukyu kasuri” (patterns based on diagrams from the Ryukyu Kingdom era ... Four people from Okinawa Prefecture arrived ...

It was a center of politics, foreign affairs and culture at the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Shuri Castle was built about 500 years ago, when Okinawa was known as the independent Ryukyu Kingdom.

a village in northwest Okinawa. Bashofu is woven using thread made from the fibers of itobasho, a relative of the banana plant. As a specialty product of the Ryukyu Kingdom (1429-1872), bashofu ...

body cam footage shows The collection of plundered items are believed to be among important documents and treasures of the ...

Okinawa is historically richer than its sun-kissed demeanour initially suggests. From the 15th to 19th Centuries, this southernmost prefecture of Japan formed most of the Ryukyu Kingdom ...

along with the ruins of other castles of the Ryukyu Kingdom in Okinawa. Okinawa's biggest industry is tourism, with people pouring in from Japan and overseas. Nearly 3 million people visited Shuri ...

Kobayashi Shōrin-ryū Karate is one of the major branches of traditional Okinawan karate, tracing its lineage back to the ...