Okinawan
Americannoun
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a person from Okinawa.
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a Ryukyuan language, spoken primarily in the southern Okinawa islands.
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Nearby, I pulled into King Tacos to sample a peculiar hybrid cuisine born out of the long intermingling of American, Japanese and Okinawan culinary traditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
A public opinion poll conducted last year revealed that 70% of Okinawan residents feel the concentration of US bases there is "unfair".
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
The Mediterranean and Okinawan diets have consistently been shown to contribute to better health, including lower rates of obesity and other metabolic diseases.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2023
“The Okinawan people need peace but not missiles,” the article advised.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023
The Okinawan people had always been peaceful and had no history of ever going to war.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
And for Okinawans, it is a homeland, a place with its own language, culture and cuisine separate from the rest of Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
Opinion polls show that Okinawans under 40, accustomed to U.S. bases, are less fervently opposed to them than their elders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
Mr Asato, who often ferried US troops to bases as a bus driver, added: "There were many complicated economic and cultural relationships between Okinawans and US troops, but it was a mutually beneficial relationship."
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
Tokyo and Washington say the relocation within Okinawa, instead of moving it elsewhere as demanded by many Okinawans, is the only solution.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2023
In their overall genetic makeup, though, the Ainu are related to other East Asians, including the Japanese, Koreans, and Okinawans.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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