“It is a great joy that these treasures of Okinawa, a tangible link to the Ryukyu ... were among items registered with the FBI’s stolen art file in 2001.

Reaching the 5th dan rank when she was 45, Oshiro became the first woman to open her own dojo on Okinawa. The female karate master has witnessed the gradual changes the traditional martial art ...

On September 26, 2024, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) held a talk event entitled “Science+Art: ...

It is expected to take time to restore damaged art pieces. Nurturing the craftspeople remains a challenge. An official with the Okinawa general bureau of the Cabinet Office said the restoration ...