Now, Japanese overseas as well as Japanese government are looking to promote Awamori, an alcoholic beverage indigenous to Okinawa. Awamori is a distilled spirit, made of Thai-mai (long grain rice ...

Awamori, a spirit unique to Okinawa, Japan, has a rich history intertwined with Thailand. Its origins are in the 15th century during Japan’s Ryukyu Kingdom (AD1429 – 1879), a period marked by ...

FILE - A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling tanker aircraft takes off from the Kadena Air Base airfield in Kadena Town, west of Okinawa, southern Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.