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 Ryukyu ...

Take a multi-day trip to Ishigaki in Okinawa’s Ryukyu islands and see natural beauty as well as historical buildings.

About 30,000 years ago, humans arrived in Japan's southern Ryukyu Islands, 110km from Taiwan. The archaeological record hasn't preserved any clues as to how these Paleolithic people made the crossing ...

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 wish to ...

Five hundred years of Ryukyuan history (12th-17th century) are represented by this group of sites and monuments. The ruins of the castles, on imposing elevated sites, are evidence for the social ...

Hi, I`m Lowell, a 69-year-old rookie sailor and a never-too-later! I had an aspiration to sail across an ocean solo before I die. I am a Canadian living in Japan, and in 2019, I purchased Wahine, a ...

Social media users have shared a video with a false claim it shows residents of Japan's Okinawa region "demanding the Ryukyu Islands' return to China", but it in fact shows anti-war protests held in ...

Vol. 3 (called Part 3) has title: Handbook & specialized catalogue of postal issues of the Ryūkyū (Liu Chʼiu) Islands (Issued under United States Administrations) ...

As the legend goes, Japan’s Ryukyu Islands were created by the goddess Amamikyo, who is believed to have descended from the heavens and into the sea, just off the southern coast of what is now known ...

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 wish to ...