Ryukyu Ancient Cultures Society and Culture Japan

This category is for sites in English related to Ryukyu culture in Japan, including its lifestyle, origins, history, language, and related topics.The Ryukyu Kingdom existed as a separate entity with extensive contact with China as well as Japan, especially the Satsuma Daimyo, and paid tributes to both. Japan formally annexed all of the Ryukyus in 1879, and held it until the end of World War II. After which the Americans controlled the islands until they were returned to Japan in 1972.

• CNN - Okinawa's Culture - Okinawa\'s culture not well-known to outsiders. (Multi-media presentation available.)
• Ryukyu - International exchange to China, history of past colonial rule from ancient cultures Meiji period.
• Assimilation Policy in Okinawa: Promotion, Resistance, and Reconstuction - Examines Chinese contacts, the Meiji Period, assimilation, and effects of ryukyu WWII.
• Ryukyu Cultural Archives - Structure of culture, independent history from colonial occupation, dance, and music.

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