"Okinawan people are very open-minded and inclusive," Yumiko says, pointing to the eclectic pottery creations on the island as proof. In many ways, Okinawa is another world unto itself, a mystical ...

Okinawa, the southernmost islands of Japan ... Its heritage of embracing foreign influences is reflected in its distinctive pottery called Yachimun, which are part and parcel of everyday life ...

They include six portraits, a hand drawn map of Okinawa from the 19th century, and various pieces of pottery and ceramics, officials said. The Boston division of the FBI said they helped ...

the year before the island was devastated by the Battle of Okinawa, young women are shown glazing earthenware at a workshop in Naha’s Tsuboya district, home to many pottery workshops.

Several artifacts date back to the 18th and 19th centuries and hold a place in the long history of Okinawa, including portraits, a hand-drawn map, pottery, and ceramics, the release noted.