Known as the “land of immortals” in the past, Okinawan women live longer than any other woman on the planet and have lower ...

An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...

Welcome to Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, where women routinely live to 90 and beyond, and where the concentration of 100+ year-olds puts the rest of the world to shame. While we’re ...

Today’s program focuses on violence against women and transwomen committed by military personnel in and the impunity they are given in Balau, Okinawa, and the Philippines. Ayano Ginoza is an associate ...