When Chinese President Xi Jinping referred to Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa last month, he did more than highlight his country's historical ties with the region. Xi referred to the area ...
The top government spokesman said Monday he would not comment on a recent Chinese newspaper editorial that questioned Japan's sovereignty over the southern island prefecture of Okinawa, amid a ...
The cultural heritage that once adorned the Ryukyu Kingdom (1429-1879) has endured devastating tragedies in the modern era. The historical records belonging to the royal Sho family, which founded the ...
Chinese academics are calling for new emphasis on Ryukyu, linking the ancient kingdom that is now Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa with China's national security. Observers say the push ...
Visitors view the Ming Dynasty edict to the King of Ryukyu at the Lüshun Museum in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, on November 30, 2025. Photo: VCG ...
Recently, the "Ryukyu studies" academic program, the first of its kind in China and initiated by Fujian Normal University, has been officially approved in China and is now formally launched. It is ...
A plant survey at a U.S. military construction site on Okinawa discovered a historic forest where timber was harvested during the 450-year era when the island was its own kingdom. At least some of the ...
TOKYO — Prince Tsuguru Sho is too busy keeping tabs on his Tokyo bar and restaurant to let his mind fill with idle thoughts. There are tables to set, customers to seat and food to serve. There is ...
Efforts are being made to revive awamori (粟盛) liquor using millet, a specialty from the Ryukyu Kingdom era, by Nanto Shuhan, a liquor wholesaler in the town of Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture, and Chuko ...
The Ryukyu Kingdom, ranging across an archipelago of coral reefs between Japan and Taiwan, was once a critical trade entrepot in East Asia. While Taiwan, an island of greater size and with access to ...
A boat moors at Wuxianbi fishing port in Meihua, a town in Changle district of Fuzhou, Fujian province. HU MEIDONG/CHINA DAILY For Japanese historian Kenichi Uezato, the coastal town of Meihua in ...
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