OGIMI, Okinawa — Okinawa’s traditional rituals have been handed down since the days of the Ryukyu Kingdom (1429-1879), but many customs have recently disappeared or been transformed due to changing ...

Before it was annexed by Japan, Okinawa and its surrounding islands were part of the independent Ryukyu Kingdom. Situated midway between Japan and China and specializing in maritime trade, the Kingdom ...

OKINAWA, Japan (August 14, 2014) -- The traditional Japanese holiday "Obon" was recognized for three days on the island of Okinawa from Aug. 8 to Aug. 10, with participation from the local military ...

The Mediterranean diet gets loads of attention for being one of the healthiest approaches to eating on the planet—and it’s well deserved. But there's another super-healthy diet that's often overlooked ...

The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands (21st-century Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), according to a new study by a ...

If you recently binge-watched Live To 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones on Netflix, you were probably left with some questions. The first episode of the docu-series follows author and explorer Dan ...