Among the many beautiful regions of Japan, Okinawa stands out for its unique folk song and dance culture. Performers from the Kinuko Mototake Okinawan Dance Academy along with Master Kinuko Mototake, ...

On Sept. 14, 1975, the sky above Osaka was cloudless. In the city’s Taisho Ward — home to many people from Okinawa Prefecture — the first-ever Eisa dance festival was held by a group of young ...

Taking an incredibly novel approach to fighting climate change, the Poler Bears, Brown’s pole dancing troupe, hosted “Poler Bears for Polar Bears,” a fundraiser for the Environmental Justice League of ...

FIRST PHOTO: Oahu’s Cheryl Nakasone of Jimpu Kai USA Kin Ryosho Ryukyu Geino Keukyusho, Hawaii Shibu, performs a traditional Okinawan dance during Saturday’s Maui Okinawan Festival at the Maui Mall.