The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...

Japan's Okinawa Pan-Pacific Film Festival reveals 2025 lineup with Taiwan doc 'Ocean Elegy' opening, New Zealand drama 'Tinā' ...

Okinawa, the southernmost islands of Japan, was once ruled by an independent kingdom with close ties to its Asian neighbors. Its heritage of embracing foreign influences is reflected in its ...

But far away from our European neighbours, in a Japanese archipelago in the South Pacific, Okinawa, islanders consistently ...

The Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival will open with 'Ocean Elergy: The Tragedies Of Mudan And Ryukyu'.

Buettner’s work, which expanded into books and a 2023 Netflix documentary series ... The idea that Okinawa, for example, is home to an exceptionally high number of healthy centenarians is ...