BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese scholar has called on the international community to reexamine the status of the Ryukyu Islands, warning against a revival of Japanese militarism.

Japan is quickly transforming its southernmost Ryukyu islands into a heavily fortified defense zone, sparking concern and ...

The Ryukyu Islands are divided into three major island groups: Okinawa Islands, the Miyako Islands, and the Yaeyama Islands. Photograph by Ippei Naoi, Getty Images As the legend goes, Japan’s Ryukyu ...

Through nuclear genome research, Chinese scientists have recently discovered that people from the Ryukyu Islands have ancestral roots in Shandong province.

The Japanese defense ministry claimed on Sunday that China's Liaoning aircraft carrier formation headed northeast after ...

Visitors view the Ming Dynasty edict to the King of Ryukyu at the Lüshun Museum in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, on November 30, 2025. Photo: VCG ...

About 30,000 years ago, humans arrived in Japan's southern Ryukyu Islands, 110km from Taiwan. The archaeological record hasn't preserved any clues as to how these Paleolithic people made the crossing ...

Up and down the 160-strong Ryukyu island chain, Japan is quickly putting in place missile batteries, radar towers, ammunition ...

Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists wish to ...

As the legend goes, Japan’s Ryukyu Islands were created by the goddess Amamikyo, who is believed to have descended from the heavens and into the sea, just off the southern coast of what is now known ...

Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists wish to ...