Move has been in the pipeline for over a decade, but Washington has only just agreed to start relocating its first troops ...

The 19th century massacre occurred after a boat with 69 Miyakojima officials returning to their island from the Ryukyu kingdom base on the main Okinawa island was blown off course in a storm and ...

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That was even more so after the Meiji government (1868-1912) ended rule of the Ryukyu Kingdom ... the year before the island was devastated by the Battle of Okinawa, young women are shown glazing ...

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Rosewood Miyakojima will mark Rosewood Hotels & Resorts’ first Japanese property, inviting guests to explore an unseen side of Japan ...

potentially making them useful for increasing pressure on both Taiwan and the southern end of the Ryukyu Islands in the Okinawa Prefecture. There may also be oil reserves in the area. Okinawa ...

With histories steeped in conflict, tragedy and intrigue, there are some seriously haunted hotels, castles and inns around ...

A great white shark has been exhibited in Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. Great white sharks account for the largest number of shark attacks against humans and also appeared in the American film “Jaws”.

Watch basketball from Asia as Ryukyu Golden Kings take on New Taipei Kings in the EASL.