For a small but vocal group of mostly older activists, reclaiming Okinawa’s history as the Ryukyu Kingdom and pushing for independence from Japan is a deeply personal mission. It’s being supported by ...
Eighty-nine percent of Okinawans believe their prefecture has fallen behind the rest of the country in certain areas, including income and education levels, a survey showed. Only 9 percent of ...
NAGO, Okinawa Prefecture--Protests over reclamation work to build a new U.S. base marked the start of their third year Dec. 14 when 40 or so people staged a ritual sit-in outside the U.S. Marine ...
KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Japanese educators from elementary ... Each classroom featured a different activity, such as poster-making and bookmaking, related to the day’s topic, idioms.