When Malia Higa replied, “Masagisanu tomato yaibin yatai” (Your tomatoes look tasty), those around her looked a little surprised because an “American” spoke in the Okinawan dialect.

He started by visiting caves, called “gama” in Okinawan dialect, where Okinawan residents committed mass suicide during the war, and beaches where the American forces landed. He also listened ...

"We were at the Mabuni Hills standing there with our baggage, when a young [Japanese] man, probably a soldier, said to us in the Okinawan dialect, 'We don't have food. We should surrender and turn ...

Tida means the sun in Okinawan dialect in Japan. In the audio, Ms Hawkins explains how TIDA started and talks about her life in Perth. TIDA will perform for a Lunar New Year event this month in ...