The 1975 Okinawa Ocean Expo, a huge event to celebrate the prefecture's May 15, 1972, return to Japanese sovereignty, named its mascot Oki-chan, which it also bestowed upon the Indo-Pacific ...
Okinawa’s tourism and wild ocean are ingredients for trouble. In the past decade, seven snorkelers and scuba divers died or were reported missing in the Cape Manzamo area, also in Onna.
NAKIJIN, Okinawa -- More than 200 impressive red columns at a public hall here have been letting the soothing ocean breezes blow through for almost half a century. The Nakijinson Central Public ...