March 31, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
Publishing company Nihon Bunkyo Shuppan has introduced “Color The World,” an artwork by Yuken Teruya, in a junior high school art textbook.
Originally from Haebaru, Okinawa, Yuken Teruya now resides in New York City.
His artwork “Color The World” is made up of the national flags from 196 nations and regions of the world. Teruya says that he created it in an attempt to take a step towards a solution for the intangible unrest that he senses...
March 31, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
On March 30, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced the screening results for junior high school textbooks to be used from the 2012 academic year.
With regard to the description of the battle of Okinawa in history textbooks,...
March 31, 2011. Ryukyu Shimpo
According to Kahoku Shimpo, a local newspaper in Miyagi Prefecture, false rumors are being spread through the areas stricken by Great East Japan Earthquake. The rumors are to the effect that, “Chinese are stealing relief supplies,” “Sex crimes are occurring...
March 30, 2011. Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) has set up a second “antenna shop” called “Wasabi” (meaning beauty and peace) in Shanghai Province, China. The concept behind “antenna shops” is to promote the produce of a certain region, and this...
March 27, 2011. Ryukyu Shimpo
The “Global Next Generation Project,” the pre-event of the 5th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival, was held in the hall of University of the Ryukyus on March 26.
During the event, local Okinawan students who have experienced exchanges with people of Okinawan...
March 24, 2011. Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Awamori Distillers Association, headed by Takeshi Sakumoto, announced figures on shipments of Awamori for 2010 on March 20.
Total shipment quantity of 22180 kiloliters was down 5.2% on the previous year, the sixth consecutive annual decrease....
March 24, 2011. Ryukyu Shimpo
The Upper House Budget Committee, headed by Takeshi Maeda, held a public hearing on “Foreign and Security Policy” on March 23. During the hearing, Ukeru Magosaki, former Director General of the Intelligence and Analysis Bureau in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
“Laugh & Peace Festival” starts in Okinawa
March 19, 2011, Ryukyu Shimpo
The opening ceremony of the 3rd International Okinawa Film Festival, sponsored by the Festival Executive Committee, was held at Ginowan Tropical Beach in Okinawa, on March 23. Held under the banner:...
March 16, 2011, Ryukyu Shimpo
On March 12, many people came to enjoy a goat-fighting, or Hijaorase (Okinawan dialect) event, held annually at the Katsuyama Community Center, Nago City, in the northern part in Okinawa. Two goats butted each other violently in a ring approximately six...
March 18, 2011, Ryukyu Shimpo
Following the Great East Japan Earthquake, growing numbers of people from the Tohoku and Kanto areas have been taking refuge in Okinawa in order to escape from a spate of aftershocks and the ongoing threat of a nuclear accident.
Staff at the Okinawa Tourist...
Steadily growing number of customers from overseas
March 17, 2011, Ryukyu Shimpo
According to figures released by the Okinawa Prefectural Government Department of Tourism, Commerce & Industry, 8189 couples were married at resort hotels in Okinawa last year. This represents a 2.0%...
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