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Okinawa

In Okinawa, an independence movement finds an unlikely ally

Japan in Focus

For a small but vocal group of mostly older activists, reclaiming Okinawa’s history as the Ryukyu Kingdom and pushing for independence from Japan is a deeply personal mission. It’s being supported by an unlikely ally: Beijing.

Nobuko Oshiro: Okinawa’s only female karate grandmaster

Japan in Focus
Okinawa protest

Okinawa, host to many US military bases, braces for a Trump presidency

Conflict
Debo Band

The song that helped Okinawa heal after WWII gets an Ethiopian remake

Music
Marinated mozuku seaweed with cucumber

If you go to Japan, don’t miss the food in Okinawa

Culture
A US military aircraft prepares to land on a runway at the Futenma military base, adjacent to a densely populated city on Okinawa island.

After years of protests by locals, the US is moving its Okinawa military base

Global Politics

After 17 years of delays and arguments, a plan to move the US Futenma Air Station to a different part of Okinawa, Japan, has finally been approved.

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Alive and (pretty) well after lost decades, Japan has lessons for China