This week on Deep Dive we get contributing writer and photographer Lance Henderstein to read us his article on traveling Okinawa during the rainy season.
Long before Okinawa and the surrounding islands were colonized by Japan in the 19th century, the Ryukyu Kingdom was an independent state that forged relationships with China, Taiwan and Japan, and had its own language and culture that were both distinct and influenced by its powerful neighbors. As a part of the Iriomote-Ishigaki National…
Tokyo, Oct 1 (EFE).- The emblematic island of Miyajima, in western Japan, began charging its visitors Sunday to curb overtourism, an initiative that expected to be adopted in other islands of the country. The city of Hatsukaichi, of which the island is a part, began collecting a tax of JPY100 (about $0.67) per person as …