Okinawa Traditions
2011: Cultural News organizing Okinawa tour on the occasion of world convention of Okinawan people, Oct 10-18, 2011
5th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival Main Event Program
The Okinawa Prefectural Government invites overseas Okinawan…
2011: Okinawan performing arts to be showcased, May 22, 2:00PM
On Sunday, May 22, at 2:00 pm at the James Armstrong Theater in Torrance, the Okinawa Association of America, Inc. (OAA)…
2011: Okinawa-born artist Yuken Teruya to exhibit “journey” Feb 19- Mar 26
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 19, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Shoshana Wayne Gallery at Bergamont Station
2525 Michigan Av…
2011: Japan’s Living National Treasure Choichi Terukina brings Okinawa to America in “3 Strings” Concert, Mar 19, 7:00PM
Cultural News 2011 March Issue
The opportunity to experience the performance of a Japanese Living National Treasure i…
2011: Japan’s Living National Treasure to lead Okinawa concert, Mar 19, 7:00PM
Three strings, pulled taut across a thin ebony neck, and balanced over a narrow bamboo bridge, stretch tightly across a…
2011: Okinawa: On the Frontlines of a New Defense Buildup
Cultural News, 2011 February Issue / Japan Behind News
By Motoaki Kamiura in Tokyo
Translated by Alan Gleason
In Decemb…
2011: Okinawa Association introduces new president Kimiko Goya
The Okinawa Association of America introduced the 2011-2012 president Ms. Kimiko Goya at its new year’s party at Quiet…
2010: Japan Behind the News >> A Modest Proposal: Direct Negotiations between Okinawa and the U.S. Government
Cultural News, 2010 October Issue
By Motoaki Kamiura
Translated by Alan Gleason
The dispute over relocation of a U.S. M…
2010: Japan Behind the News >> Is a Solution in Sight for the Okinawa Base Relocation Problem?
Cultural News, 2010 August Issue
By Motoaki Kamiura
Translated by Alan Gleason
The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), wh…
2010: Japan Behind the News >> What the Islanders Know: U.S. Bases Keep Okinawa Poor
Cultural News, 2010 June Issue
By Motoaki Kamiura, Military Analyst
Translated by Alan Gleason
During the Vietnam War…
2010: “Okinawa Folk Song” show at Gardena Buddhist Church, May 16, 2010
Okinawa Folk Song concert will be presented by the Ryukyu Folk Song Association North America Branch and the Okinawa As…
2010: Arts & Culture of Okinawa & Japan at Suiho En Japanese Garden in Van Nuys, May 2
Suiho En Japanese Garden inside the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys presents the Arts and Culture…