Through nuclear genome research, Chinese scientists have recently discovered that people from the Ryukyu Islands have ...

However, there is an outside chance the dugongs are inhabitants of waters off northern Luzon Island in the Philippines that migrated to the Ryukyu Islands on the back of the Kuroshio current ...

A blockade of Taiwan would last many months, if not years, and would likely succeed in crippling the island enough to allow ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba jetted off to the U.S. Thursday to discuss a changed security and economic landscape ...

Dozens of U.S. and Japanese military aircraft held training around Okinawa Island in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Here, you'll find six sites called "sanctuaries", where the founding god of the Ryukyu islands is worshipped. The most eye-opening site is a triangular opening formed by two towering rocks.

September 2, 1945: Diaoyu (Senkaku) Islands, as part of Ryukyu Islands, come under the US goverment's control after the surrender of Japan at the end of the second world war.

Until 1879, the subtropical Ryukyu Islands that constitute Japan's southernmost prefecture were a separate (though vassal) kingdom, and the culture shows close affinities with China and Southeast ...

Travel advisors and the national trust gapTrust in professionals and experts has reached its lowest point in the 21st century. ASTA is hoping to change that while also... Cruising's new-ship class ...

The series tells The story of the 1609 invasion of Ryûkyû by forces from the Japanese domain of Satsuma, an event which changed the course of Ryukyuan history dramatically.

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces will soon be flying some of the most modern early warning radar aircraft. Washington is quiet on the possible visit, and could potentially benefit from the talks.