From its roots in Okinawa when it was still known as the Ryukyu Kingdom between 1429 until 1879, karate spread to mainland Japan and later the world by karate masters from Okinawa. Today ...

Japan's Ryo Kiyuna took men's kata karate gold on Friday, demonstrating his supremacy in the martial art form that originated in his native Okinawa a day after his compatriot conceded karate's ...

A Bermudian martial arts expert celebrated a milestone when he officiated as an instructor at the home of karate in Japan.

Japan's southernmost islands of Okinawa were once ruled by the independent ... This spirit survives today through the traditional kata or forms of karate, a martial art that evolved from the ...

Street Rumble looks like your average modern 2D beat ’em up: button mashing combos, neat retro pixel art, and little stylish ...

Explore the fascinating world of karate belts! Learn about their order, colors, history, and significance in the martial art.

This is the seventh unexploded ordnance found at the Naha airport this year. Magnetic surveys are required ahead of any ...

The U.S. military's commander in Japan has finally tightened the rules around drinking for all troops stationed in the country months after several high-profile cases of sexual assault and rape on ...

The Marines’ seaborne quick-reaction force on Okinawa now has a dedicated support group, the latest step toward transforming ...

Roughly 400-miles off the coast of Japan’s southernmost region of Kyushu, Okinawa has long been credited ... Okinawan cultural experiences, like karate, which originated here, and cooking ...