Hisako Arakaki (born 1977), Ryukyuan J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan
In 1985 Ouwehand published Hateruma: socio-religious aspects of a South-Ryukyuan island culture, an ethnographic study which examines the ritual life in Hateruma, an island in the Yaeyama group.
Kian Nikki (喜安日記, "Kian diary", a diary written by Kian, a Japanese monk served in Ryukyuan court) wrote Nago came to Nakijin to surrender, but was caputured; but an official diplomatic document included in Rekidai Hōan, said Nago leaded 1,000 samurai to fight against Japanese, but was defeated and captured.
While living in Japan, N.A. Nevsky traveled around the country, studying the language and customs of the Ainu, Ryukyuans, and the Tsou people of Taiwan (then a part of the Japanese Empire).
Ryukyuan ships, often provided by China, traded at ports throughout the region, which included, among others, China, Đại Việt (Vietnam), Korea, Japan, Java, Malacca, Pattani, Palembang, Siam, and Sumatra.
It is famous for being the birthplace of the Ryūkyūan general Gosamaru.