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 Omoro Sōshi, a collection of some 1,500 songs written in the 16th and 17th centuries, is the oldest extant text in ...

Takamatsu Gushiken leaves a cave after a session of searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa ...

Students from Seattle and Naha, Okinawa, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the cross-cultural exchange program.

Explore the lifestyle secrets behind Okinawa's extraordinary longevity, from diet to community bonds and daily movement.

A new medical center equipped with advanced instruments has opened at the site of the former West Futenma Housing Area in Okinawa Prefecture, which was returned to Japan from the U.S. military in ...

The fighting ended at Itoman, where Gushiken and other volunteer cave diggers – or “gamahuya” in their native Okinawan language – have found the remains of what are likely hundreds of people.

The fighting ended at Itoman, where Gushiken and other volunteer cave diggers -- or "gamahuya" in their native Okinawan language -- have found the remains of what are likely hundreds of people.

The influx of Japanese players on the Dodgers' roster has allowed the Okinawa-born Dave Roberts to reconnect with his ...

The 12th Littoral Combat Team was established in a ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, on March 3 and is the third and final element of the Marine Corps' latest answer to Chinese influence in the ...