Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are using Okinawan songs to learn about climate and geology. Our Living ...

The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands (21st-century Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), according to a new study by a ...

Jamaica has reggae and Hawaii has its distinct, Polynesian-influenced melodies. But far more obscure — because it's not sung in the English language — is another island-music genre: the native songs ...

Kanayo Amakawa is the other piece indicating a love story between the two characters, portrayed by Takana Kojima and Michihiko Kakazu. This dance tells the story of a man and woman whose love is ...