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The official post conference website of the Okinawa International Conference on Longevity (OICL). Site contains an about OICL page, the governor's message, speaker's abstracts, supporters, site map, contact information and a post conference summary.
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Okinawa is known throughout
Japan as Longevity Islands
Fax/Tel: 0044 208 672 7959
Longevity/Ageing is uniquely a celebration of life"!
Shuri Castle, Okinawa, UNESCO's WORLD HERITAGE
Okinawa Official Statistical
Has the highest rate of living centenarians per 100,000 population.
Has the
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Description of the ornamental shisa, seen on buildings all over Okinawa, and the myth that created them.
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Shisa: Okinawa's playful guardians
A visit to Ryukyu Village, an enchanting tourist attraction north of Okinawa's capital, Naha, offers a glimpse of myriad Okinawan cultural traditions, including bingata (painted red patterns and design), orimono (textiles), and toki (pottery). But most delightful
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Site offers historical and political information and documents regarding Okinawa, particularly the Post WWII era. A number of book and article reviews and opinions are also available. Site also offers information and commentary on the Okinawan town of Kin, home of USMC Camp Hansen.
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the ryukyu-okinawa history and culture website © 1995-2009 john michael purves
The lecture videos uploaded to my teaching site are currently down. The site (and videos) will be up and running again in April, when the new term starts. This is because the videos function primarily as revision
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Assembly Of God church. Describes ministries, provides photographs, and lists service times.
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Pastors Clay and Marlene Clickert
We hope you enjoy your stay!
More sermons coming soon!
Help us Spread the Gospel
Where is home? If you are in the military, that
can be a difficult question
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Chronology, history, photos, and more on post-war Okinawa.
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Important American, Japanese, and Okinawan figures
involved in foreign policy affecting
Dean Acheson - U.S. Secretary of State from 1949 to 1953. He
appointed John Foster Dulles to negotiate the Japanese peace treaty,
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