Police have accused a U.S. Navy sailor on Okinawa of inappropriately touching a Japanese girl over the summer, adding to a string of offenses that have roiled the island community the past two years.

It is now widely known that China has been focusing its attention on Okinawa, generating narratives about the island and its status. Among these narratives are the “Ryukyu Undetermined Status Theory.” ...

The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands (21st-century Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), according to a new study by a ...

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HONOLULU (KHON2) – This weekend at the Hawaii Convention Center, the 43rd annual Okinawan Festival is filling the first floor, and this year is actually a significant year. Tonkatsu @ Honolulu brings ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The 43rd Annual Okinawan Festival celebrates all of the special food, traditions and history of Okinawa at the Honolulu Hawaii Convention Center this weekend. Celebrate ...

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A sexual assault case involving a US marine has reignited anger over the long-standing impunity and marginalisation faced by Okinawans under the US–Japan security alliance. Despite persistent ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - One of Hawaii’s largest Okinawan celebrations is almost here. The 43rd Okinawan Festival will feature performances of Okinawan dance, karate, taiko and music by local groups ...

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