Eric Wada, back, teaches a class in the Okinawan language at Jikoen Hongwanji Mission in Kalihi. BRUCE ASATO / [email protected] @Caption1:"We had a couple of professors from Okinawa come to ...

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“One night at a pub I heard the sound of traditional Okinawan folk music, and it was like being hit in the head with a hammer. The impact was like a bolt of lightning! The song told the story of how ...

In the Sao Paulo neighbourhood of Liberdade, samba and Japanese tradition often mix Who would have known that the Okinawan language found a home in Brazil just when it was fading back in Japan? BBC ...

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“One night at a pub I heard the sound of traditional Okinawan folk music, and it was like being hit in the head with a hammer. The impact was like a bolt of lightning! The song told the story of how ...