Okinawa in Japan has the highest number of centenarians in the world, and the islanders' diet is a major factor in their long ...

When the U.S. invaders gave them food and emergency shelter ... The battle of Okinawa completely wrecked the island’s simple farming and fishing economy: in a matter of minutes, U.S. bulldozers ...

Yukie Miyaguni, a diet expert from the island, credited the superfood with rescuing the islanders during a period of food scarcity, stating: "Well, Okinawa had a period of food shortage ...

NAHA—Various questions have emerged following a simulation exercise on Jan. 30 examining the evacuation of about 120,000 Okinawa residents in the event of a military conflict in nearby Taiwan.

The ancient forests in northern Okinawa Main Island and Iriomote Island are home to numerous endemic species, and in 2021 their ecological significance was recognised as a Unesco Natural World ...

The island of Okinawa was the crucial final stepping stone ... Civilians dodged bullets and sea and air bombardments. Without food, water or shelter, survival was almost impossible.