Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated the Okinawa Japan Temple on Sunday, Nov. 12. This temple is the fourth in Japan and the ...

In the Sao Paulo neighbourhood of Liberdade, samba and Japanese tradition often mix Who would have known that the Okinawan language found a home in Brazil just when it was fading back in Japan?

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 ...

At the center of lawsuit was Kume Shisei-byou, a temple dedicated to ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, located in Matsuyama Park in the Okinawa prefectural capital of Naha. The public ground ...

which retained the family grave of the kingdom’s royal house but was destroyed during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. The temple, which was located on the north of Shuri Castle in Naha ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...

The invasion of Japan loomed. The Japanese military stationed about 100,000 troops on Okinawa, with the aim of preventing the invasion of the mainland. Narration Imperial Headquarters of the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Saturday, August 31, marked the beginning of the 42nd annual Okinawan Festival in Hawaii at the Hawaii Convention Center. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m ...

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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KAHULUI, Hawaii (Island News) -- Maui Mall Village announced the return of the Maui Okinawan Festival on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. This month’s festival follows its five-year hiatus. The ...

A pair of Russian patrol aircraft circled Japan’s four main islands Thursday for the first time in five years, according to ...