Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists wish to ...

Ryukyu once shone as the ancient "bridge of nations," yet it fell victim to Japan's military invasion and annexation, losing its status as an independent kingdom. From the Satsuma Domain's invasion in ...

Recently, the "Ryukyu studies" academic program, the first of its kind in China and initiated by Fujian Normal University, has been officially approved in China and is now formally launched. It is ...