Okinawa Prefecture, home of the Ryukyu Kingdom that was incorporated ... speech have been a mainstay of Okinawa and the nearby Amami islands in Kagoshima Prefecture since olden times.

Tanaka Isson, an artist known as Japan's "Gauguin," moved to the subtropical island of Amami Oshima at the age of 50 after years of struggle. He then spent highly productive years there painting ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The general in charge of the Marine Corps’ Indo-Pacific field command recently visited Ishigaki island ...

Japan's Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced that non-native mongooses have been eradicated from Amami-Oshima Island in the country's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima. Amami-Oshima is ...

Beyond these shores lush tropical islands are dotted about that once were part of their own kingdom of the so-called ‘Ryukyu’s ... The Ishikawa frog, the Amami rabbit, the atlas moth ...

that stood along a forest road in Amami-Oshima island. The vanishing habitat of the species due to deforestation has caused the number of Ryukyu long-haired rats to plummet. The rodent is ...

Want to hire a car for almost a month? Often, car rental companies in Amami Islands avoid costly admin in between pick-ups by hiring out cars for longer periods. So see if monthly car hire is cheaper ...

The Japan Self-Defense Forces are moving anti-aircraft and surface-to-ship missile batteries to the Nansei (or Ryukyu) island chains, which are close to Kyushu, the main southern island.

This edition includes the following songs: a song by a Geisha; a song from the Bon Festival sung by a man from Sado Island off of Niigata; a Dodoitsu sung by Geisha; a comic song accompanied by comic ...

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