April 1st is a date that has seen its fair share of remarkable events throughout history, spanning politics, culture, and ...

With curators from mainland Japan, Taiwan and Okinawa, the festival was anchored by works from those three regions, with the ...

This year’s Washin Kai’s spring lecture will be by Professor Davinder Bhowmik from the Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington (UW). On April 8, Bhowmik will be ...

The habits of people living on this extraordinary island are surprisingly humble, but a huge amount of the population live till a healthy old age ...

Hatsune Miku's Virtual Concert "OKINAWA BEAT SQUALL" at OKIVFES 2025 – Free Until March 23rd (JST)! OKINAWA, JAPAN, March 21, 2025 - Ashibi Company is thrilled to invite all Hatsune Miku fans ...

In a celebration of Okinawan culture, Ashibi Company has put together a virtual concert taking place on the Shurijo Castle stage which has been enhanced with iconic Okinawan scenery. The event is set ...

This Japanese concept, which roughly translates as “reason for being,” is embedded in Okinawan culture. It represents the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at, what the world ...

As older generations move out of the workforce and newer ones move in, the values and cultural dynamic of a business can easily shift. While change is beneficial at times, these shifts over time ...

When people feel valued as individuals, they are likely to perform better and contribute positively to a workplace experience, creating a workplace culture that fosters respect, kindness and humanity.

The islands of Okinawa Prefecture, stretching from Kyushu Island southwest toward Taiwan. Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading Late last year, when several thousand Okinawans ...

This process produces our uniquely complex cultures: Scientists call it cumulative cultural evolution. As an anthropologist, I study a different feature of human culture that researchers are ...

Do you have a project that aims to empower the creative sectors? UNESCO is launching the sixteenth call for applications to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). Through this open and ...