Ryukyu Islands (琉球列島, Ryūkyū-rettō), also known as the Nansei Islands (南西諸島, Nansei-shotō, lit. "Southwest Islands") or the Ryukyu Arc (琉球弧, Ryūkyū-ko)...

King of Ryūkyū (琉球国王, Ryūkyū koku-ō), also known as King of Lew Chew, King of Chūzan (中山王, Chūzan-ō), or more officially Ryūkyū Kingdom's King of Chūzan...

The flag of Ryukyu (琉球旗, Ryūkyū bata) is a number of flags that represent the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Ryukyuan people. The first historical...

Ryukyu Okinawan: 琉球國, romanized: Ruuchuu-kuku Japanese: 琉球王国, romanized: Ryūkyū Ōkoku Middle Chinese: 琉球國, romanized: Ljuw-gjuw kwok Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣ ᠴᡳᠣ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ...

ethnic identity, tradition, culture, and language. After World War II, the Ryūkyū Islands were occupied by the United States between 1945 and 1950 and then...

The invasion of Ryukyu (琉球侵攻, Ryūkyū Shinkō) by forces of the Japanese feudal domain of Satsuma took place from March to May of 1609, and marked the beginning...

Ryūkyū Kempo (琉球拳法) sometimes spelled Ryūkyū Kenpō is a generic term often used to describe all forms of karate from the Ryukyu Islands, and more specifically...

The Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori) is a bird endemic to the Ryūkyū Islands, of Japan. The Okinawa robin (Larvivora namiyei) previously was considered...

Sai, Eku, Kama, Tinbe-Rochin, Tekko, Nunchaku, Tonfa and Surujin. The Ryūkyū Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai (Society for the Promotion and Preservation of Ryukyuan...

Bank of The Ryukyus, Limited (株式会社琉球銀行, Kabushiki gaisha Ryūkyū Ginkō) is a regional bank serving Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. It was founded in 1948...

E.; Saplis, R. A.; Corwin, G. (1959). Military geology of Okinawa-jima, Ryūkyū-Rettō (Report). Vol. 5 (Geology). US Army Pacific, Office of the Engineer...

The Ryūkyū Shimpō (琉球新報, Ryūkyū Shinpō, literally "Ryukyu News(paper)") was the first Okinawan newspaper. It was founded in 1893 by Shō Jun, a former...

Kerama Shotō, and the Iheya Shotō constituted the Ryūkyū Guntō (literally, Ryūkyū Group). The name of Ryūkyū Guntō was replaced by Okinawa Guntō (沖縄群島) in...

Ryukyu Village (琉球村, Ryūkyū Mura) is a theme park in Onna, Okinawa. Ryukyu village contains ten traditional houses from different parts of Okinawa. Each...

different from spoken registers. A unique feature of Ryūkyū's writing conventions is that in the Old Ryūkyū period (?–1609), it developed a predominantly kana...

The United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands abbr. USCAR (琉球列島米国民政府, Japanese: Ryūkyū-rettō Beikoku Minseifu, Okinawan: Rūcū ʔAmirika...

32. Haneji Chōshū, comp. Chūzan Seikan (1650), 32–33. Uezato, Takashi. Ryūkyū Sengoku Rekidan (in Japanese). Naha: Border Ink Publishing, 2015. 41. Kerr...

The Ryukyu Disposition (琉球処分, Ryūkyū shobun), also called the Ryukyu Annexation (琉球併合, Ryūkyū heigō) or the annexation of Okinawa, was the political process...

The Ryukyu Domain (琉球藩, Ryūkyū han) was a short-lived domain of the Empire of Japan, lasting from 1872 to 1879, before becoming the current Okinawa Prefecture...

Primitive Society in Okinawa]. Ryūkyū Daigaku Shigakkai. OCLC 703826209. Asato (1990). Kōkogaku kara mita Ryūkyū-shi [History of Ryūkyū Seen from Archeological...

were preserved and handed down by Taira Shinken (Ryūkyū Kobudō Hozon Shinkokai), Chogi Kishaba (Ryūkyū Bujustsu Kenkyu Doyukai), and Kenwa Mabuni (Shito-ryū)...

Ryukyu Golden Kings (琉球ゴールデンキングス, Ryūkyū Gōruden Kingusu) are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Okinawa City, Okinawa. They compete in the...

The Ryukyu mouse (Mus caroli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand...

The Hyōtō Ryūkyū-koku ki (漂到流球国記) (loosely translated as Record of Drifting to the State of Ryūkyū') was a book written by Japanese Buddhist monk Keisei...

The Ryukyu dog (琉球犬, Ryūkyū-inu or Ryūkyū-ken) is an endangered, medium-sized, Japanese breed of dog indigenous to Okinawa and Ishigaki Island. There...

The Government of the Ryukyu Islands (琉球政府, Ryūkyū Seifu) was the self-government of native Okinawans during the American occupation of Okinawa. It was...

the Ryūkyū Independence Party (琉球独立党, Ryūkyū Dokuritsutō), is a local political party in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, seeking an independent Ryukyu, the...

The Ryukyu Trench (琉球海溝, Ryūkyū kaikō), also called Nansei-Shotō Trench, is a 1398 km (868 mi) long oceanic trench located along the southeastern edge...

FC Ryukyu (FC琉球, Efu Shī Ryūkyū) is a Japanese professional football club based in Okinawa. The club plays in the J3 League, which is the third tier of...

The University of the Ryukyus (琉球大学, Ryūkyū Daigaku), abbreviated to Ryūdai (琉大), is a Japanese national university in Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan. Established...