Through nuclear genome research, Chinese scientists have recently discovered that people from the Ryukyu Islands have ...

However, there is an outside chance the dugongs are inhabitants of waters off northern Luzon Island in the Philippines that migrated to the Ryukyu Islands on the back of the Kuroshio current ...

Until 1879, the subtropical Ryukyu Islands that constitute Japan's southernmost prefecture were a separate (though vassal) kingdom, and the culture shows close affinities with China and Southeast ...

September 2, 1945: Diaoyu (Senkaku) Islands, as part of Ryukyu Islands, come under the US goverment's control after the surrender of Japan at the end of the second world war.

Here, you'll find six sites called "sanctuaries", where the founding god of the Ryukyu islands is worshipped. The most eye-opening site is a triangular opening formed by two towering rocks.

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces will soon be flying some of the most modern early warning radar aircraft. Washington is quiet on the possible visit, and could potentially benefit from the talks.