During one month after that, in the battle over Shuri, the civilian death toll rose to more than 21,600. Many of them were residents of Okinawa drafted by the military just before the Battle of ...

NAHA--Five years after a devastating fire, the roofs of Shuri-jo Castle’s main hall are taking shape as reconstruction progresses on the iconic landmark here. The roofs, which curve gracefully ...

NAHA CITY, Okinawa — A U.S. airman charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor on Okinawa in December previously assaulted the girl at a convenience store earlier last year ...

29 and conclude at 9:45 a.m., the city’s website states. Shuri High School, Okinawa Technical High School and Matsushima Junior High School will be open to the evacuees. City and fire department ...

Okinawa [Japan], July 6 (ANI): Shuri Castle in Okinawa city of Japan, serves as a spiritual symbol for all Japanese. Built in the 15th century, it has faced adversity twice. Once during the ...

When I last visited Okinawa, protesters daily gathered outside of the gates of Camp Schwab, one of America’s many military installations on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The site of one of the ...

HONG KONG (Kyodo) -- A northeastern Chinese university is planning to establish a "Ryukyu research center" to conduct studies on Okinawa, the southern Japanese prefecture formerly called the ...

University plans research centre on the ancient kingdom as academics emphasise its significance to ‘national security and ...

1, for the 42nd annual Okinawan Festival with the theme “Sharing Uchinanchu Aloha.” About 50,000 Okinawans live in Hawaii, with roots that trace back to the islands of Okinawa Prefecture in ...

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