Okinawa, with the rich culture that has continued since the Ryukyu Kingdom, offers the pleasure of tasting dishes and drinks ...

The Ryukyu Islands are divided into three major island groups: Okinawa Islands, the Miyako Islands, and the Yaeyama Islands. Photograph by Ippei Naoi, Getty Images As the legend goes, Japan’s ...

April’s twin earthquakes in the Kyushu region may not have directly affected Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, but the tourism industry still feels the aftershocks. Which makes now a prime time to visit ...

Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists ...

China doesn't dispute Japan's sovereignty over Okinawa and other islands in the Ryukyu chain, a senior Chinese military official said, dismissing recent commentary on the matter by state-backed ...

Tropical Depression Huaning gathered speed as it moved toward Japan's Ryukyu Islands, state weather bureau PAGASA said in its ...

Tropical Depression Huaning has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as of 5 a.m. Tuesday, PAGASA reported. In ...

As of 5 a.m., PAGASA said that Huaning exited the PAR. Prior to this, PAGASA’s last advisory said that it was estimated at ...

Tropical depression ‘Huaning’ officially left the Philippine area of responsibility on Tuesday as it slightly accelerated on ...

The Ryukyu Islands, located in the East China Sea, flourished for some 450-years as the semi-independent Ryukyu Kingdom.