Eric Wada, back, teaches a class in the Okinawan language at Jikoen Hongwanji Mission in Kalihi. BRUCE ASATO / [email protected] @Caption1:"We had a couple of professors from Okinawa come to ...

“Ukimi soo chii,” said the teacher, Chogi Higa. “Ukimi soo chii,” the students repeated. For student Tokie Koyama, the greeting was a bittersweet echo of her childhood on Okinawa. “It makes me cry,” ...

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In the Sao Paulo neighbourhood of Liberdade, samba and Japanese tradition often mix Who would have known that the Okinawan language found a home in Brazil just when it was fading back in Japan? BBC ...

“One night at a pub I heard the sound of traditional Okinawan folk music, and it was like being hit in the head with a hammer. The impact was like a bolt of lightning! The song told the story of how ...

Editor’s Note: There will be some spoilers for the first two episodes of the OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s Saying anime below. So OKITSURA’s title is ...

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“One night at a pub I heard the sound of traditional Okinawan folk music, and it was like being hit in the head with a hammer. The impact was like a bolt of lightning! The song told the story of how ...