Tensions rise as Beijing stokes Okinawa independence movement with propaganda and diplomatic outreach for potential Taiwan ...

The series tells The story of the 1609 invasion of Ryûkyû by forces from the Japanese domain of Satsuma, an event which changed the course of Ryukyuan history dramatically.

Luring visitors with golden beaches and picturesque palm trees, Okinawa is a wandering knight, never failing to surprise travellers with a backstory that's even more enticing. What awaits is, quite ...

The recently documented Ryukyuan pygmy squid (Idiosepius kijimuna) and Hannan’s pygmy squid (Kodama jujutsu) are just a half-inch long, while specimens of giant squid (Architeuthis dux ...

Do you know which country greets the sun before most of the world? It’s none other than Japan, famously called the “Land of ...