Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are using Okinawan songs to learn about climate and geology. Our Living ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thousands of people are expected to flock to the Hawaii Convention Center this weekend, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, for the 42nd annual Okinawan Festival with the theme “Sharing ...

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The islands of Okinawa, located in southern Japan, are home to more centenarians—people aged 100 or older—than anywhere else ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - While the culture of Okinawa continues to thrive in Hawaii, the native language of the southern islands of Japan is on the verge of extinction. The decline began in the late ...

Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hand hoe to delicately move dirt in a cave while searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa towards the end of the World War II in 1945, in ...

NAHA--After a rocky start, Kariyushi wear (the Okinawan version of the Hawaiian shirt) has become unique formal summer attire in the southernmost prefecture. People are often seen here wearing the ...

ITOMAN, Japan — Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the ...

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