When Chinese President Xi Jinping referred to Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa last month, he did more than highlight his country's historical ties with the region. Xi referred to the ...

Fire Ravages Japanese Heritage Site Shuri Castle The castle, first built more than 500 years ago, was seen as a symbol of the dynamic Ryukyu Kingdom Brigit Katz - Correspondent October 31, 2019 ...

Lim Chuan Tiong, a researcher with the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia at the University of Tokyo, said the Ryukyu discussions were being driven by Japan’s increasing alignment with the ...

NAHA -- The FBI has revealed how a set of painted scrolls depicting rulers of the Ryukyu Kingdom -- now Japan's Okinawa Prefecture -- were recovered a ...

For Japanese historian Kenichi Uezato, the coastal town of Meihua in Fuzhou, Fujian province, serves as a deep reminder of the people-to-people friendship between Fujian and Ryukyu that has lasted ...

Daiichi Hirata, a producer and director from Okinawa, is staging the musical “King Sho Hashi-Dynamic Ryukyu for the Okinawa Association of America’s centennial anniversary festival. The… ...

NAHA -- Two posthumous painted portraits of rulers of the Ryukyu Kingdom -- now Japan's Okinawa Prefecture -- have been returned after being discovere ...

Daiichi Hirata, a producer and director from Okinawa, is staging the musical “King Sho Hashi-Dynamic Ryukyu for the Okinawa Association of America’s centennial anniversary festival. The ...

Daiichi Hirata, a producer and director from Okinawa, is staging the musical “King Sho Hashi-Dynamic Ryukyu for the Okinawa Association of America’s centennial anniversary festival. The musical will ...