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Koza; The Other Okinawa City [History]
If you’ve been in Okinawa for a while, there’s a good chance that you heard the name “Koza” at least once. This is especially true if you’ve...Read More
Take Me Out To the Ball Game! [History]
The U.S. Consulate General in Naha is excited to bring the photo exhibition Pacific Pitch to Okinawa. The photographs in this exhibition spa...Read More
Urasoe Castle Ruins: Site called “Hacksa… [History]
“Hacksaw Ridge” is the title of a movie featuring the battle of Okinawa at “Maeda Kouchi (Maeda hill)” in Urasoe City. The film directed by ...Read More
2012.10.05
Hajiti tattoo told woman’s status [History]
By Sanae Nadoyama “Hajiti” means nudging with a needle, a decoration Okinawan women used to tattoo on the back of their hands in the past. It was also a symbol of their status in s...
U.S. Senkakus Return in ’72 upset Beijing, Taipei [History]
The raging controversy over ownership of the Senkaku Islands in southern Okinawa Prefecture is a long brewing issue, stemming all the way back to the U.S. Reversion of Okinawa to J...
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