Don’t expect to find yakitori at a typical Okinawa restaurant. Or sushi. Japan’s southernmost prefecture has its own unique food culture, the result of both its location and complex history. The ...

Children and the young at heart couldn’t resist posing for photos with the chondara, or Okinawan clowns, making their way around Kapiolani Park yesterday for the 28th annual Okinawan Festival. Eileen ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – Pamela Young learns the history of Okinawan cuisine in another edition of Mixed Plate. At the 40th Anniversary of the Okinawan Festival, guests can look forward to a variety of ...

(Repeats story first issued at 0000 GMT) By Linda Sieg NAHA, Japan, March 12 (Reuters) - Spam, "taco rice" and A&W Root Beer -- if you're looking to sample authentic Okinawan cuisine, these are musts ...

Tokyo resident Sakiko Hayashi was watching television when she first heard about the fabled Okinawan diet, which experts believe is largely responsible for the remarkable longevity of the island's ...

PHOTOS COURTESY MUTUAL PUBLISHING Classic dishes of marinated pig ear, pickled bitter melon and hirayachi (chive crepe) are assembled in a contemporary dish of Mini Okinawan Soft Tacos. It is among 73 ...

The Maui Okinawan Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Maui Mall. There will be Okinawan food for sale, entertainment, local craft vendors, professional photo sessions in ...

Unique cuisine: Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa has its own unique food culture, the result of both its location and complex history. Among its many culinary delights are habushu, an ...