One of the most remote areas of Japan, Okinawa boasts a colourful culture alongside coral reefs, national parks and ...

With its spectacular scenery, vibrant culture and relaxed atmosphere, Okinawa Island is a destination not to be missed when ...

UNESCO has officially registered Japan’s traditional brewing techniques, including sake, shochu, and awamori, as Intangible ...

The UN body gave its approval yesterday recognising the traditional alcoholic beverage, the product of an ancient technique ...

Traditional Japanese knowledge and skills used in the production of sake and "shochu" distilled spirits were approved on ...

The resort is the only five-star hotel on the tiny Okinawan island, and since its 2012 opening, has won over Japan’s travelling elite with its local luxury and idyllic ... The lighting is also ...

With the launch of its new Blue Zone Retreat series to sake-infused cocktails at a sunset bar, the Halekulani Okinawa Hotel ...

For a small but vocal group of mostly older activists, reclaiming Okinawa’s history as the Ryukyu Kingdom and pushing for independence from Japan is a deeply personal mission. It’s being supported by ...

It cited unnamed U.S. and Japanese sources as saying that under the plan, the U.S. would deploy missile units to the Nansei Islands of Japan's southwestern Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures ...