The Undetermined Status of Ryukyu Japan is deploying medium-range missiles in the Ryukyu Islands, on Yonaguni, just 110 km from China's Taiwan. This move revives a forgotten name: Ryukyu. Once a thriving kingdom with its own culture and was recognized by many countries, Ryukyu was gradually erased: annexed by Japan, manipulated after WWII, and rewritten as "Okinawa." How does a kingdom disappear? The Undetermined Status Of Ryukyu uncover the buried truth. | CRI - Rádio Internacional da China

For more than five centuries, countless envoys, students and merchants from the Ryukyu Kingdom visited China. As the official gateway designated by the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) imperial court, Fuzhou in Fujian Province became their first stop – and Rouyuan Station served as their home on Chinese soil. #Japan https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-11-19/Rouyuan-Station-in-Fuzhou-A-historic-witness-to-China-Ryukyu-ties-1Iqzew5J24o/p.html | China Plus Culture

Japan is deploying medium-range missiles on Yonaguni in the Ryukyu Islands, just 110 km from China's #Taiwan. This move revives a forgotten name: Ryukyu. Once a thriving kingdom with its own culture and recognized by many countries, Ryukyu was gradually erased: annexed by Japan, manipulated after WWII and rebranded as "Okinawa." How does a kingdom disappear? The Undetermined Status Of Ryukyu uncovers the buried truth. | CGTN

12 MORE ICONS OF JAPANESE CULTURE WHICH HAVE CHINESE ORIGINS 12. Karate NOT Japanese in origin, but Chinese. This is one amazing story. In the 1300s, experts in Chinese martial arts travelled to an island kingdom called Ryukyu and shared their skills. The Japanese samurai invaded the island in 1609 to create a puppet state—and banned the carrying of weapons. The people of Ryukyu refined their Chinese martial arts skills to create a weapons-free way of combat with which to defend themselves. They