Okinawan music and literature are now trendy among mainland Japanese, but this represents a departure in the long history of the ancient Ryukyu Kingdom. Rabson (emeritus, East Asian studies, Brown U.)
Literature is an important vehicle to further knowledge of other cultures, and English translations of Okinawan literary works have had a major impact on the field of Okinawan studies. Yet the riches
The American military started building its massive base complex in Okinawa at the end of World War II. During the decade that followed, U.S. forces seized vast areas of privately owned land with “bayo
This is the first anthology of Okinawan literature to appear in English translation. Although Okinawa prefecture comprises only one percent of Japan's population, its writers have won a disproportiona
Literature is an important vehicle to further knowledge of other cultures, and English translations of Okinawan literary works have had a major impact on the field of Okinawan studies. Yet the riches
