JAPAN-CULTURE-MUSIC-AWICH-OKINAWA

This picture taken on August 11, 2022 shows Okinawa-born Japanese hip-hop artist Awich performing during the Rock in Japan Festival at the Soga Sports Park in Chiba. – The self-proclaimed queen of Japanese hip-hop Awich has stories to tell, from discovering rap as a rebellious teenager in Okinawa to losing her husband to gun violence in America. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY JAPAN-CULTURE-MUSIC-AWICH-OKINAWA,INTERVIEW BY KATIE FORSTER