August 3, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
The 21st Ten thousand Eisa Dance Parade was held on August 2 on Kokusai Street in Naha.
At ten locations along the street, from in front of Palette Kumoji to Saion Square, about four thousands members from 29 organizations, including local youth associations and eisa groups, performed eisa dances. About 65,000 spectators were enthralled by heroic performances.
The spectators watched the eisa dance in cooler weather than usual, with the performance...
August 1, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
A rally against new security bills that would change Japan’s pacifist constitution was held in the evening of July 31 at the public square in front of the Okinawa Prefectural Government Office in Naha. About 1,500 people, including citizens, Diet lawmakers, lawyers...
July 28, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
At 7:25 p.m. on July 25, Satoru Nakasone, who led the movement for Okinawa’s reversion to Japan, passed away at his home in Okinawa City at the age of 88 due to visceral malfunction.
Nakasone was from former Misato village (now Okinawa City). A memorial...
July 29, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
A group of ten NGO members, researchers, and foreigners working on issues of peace and demilitarization are visiting Okinawa on a study tour to learn about the U.S. military base issues here. They arrived on July 27. The tour participants come from the United States,...
July 23, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
Master-hand at Habu hunting from Mihara Nago City, Yasuhiro Makishi has opened an exhibit at the Wansaka Oura Park displaying pictures of habu and other wildlife. The exhibition is called “Habu and Friends in the Forest: Photo Exhibit of Habu and Rare Creatures...
July 23, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Churashima Foundation in Motobu Town collaborated with Chief Researcher Masaki Miya from the Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba and five university research groups to develop a technique to identify what species of fish are living in specific...
July 29, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
A variety of events will take place in Okinawa throughout “Tourism Month” in August, including “Tourism Day” on August 1. On July 28, the three Miss Okinawa beauty queens visited the Ryukyu Shimpo Office in Naha to promote the tourism events .
Takao...
July 19, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 18, the Ocean Expo Park held its 37th fireworks display at the park in Motobu. About 41,300 people enjoyed the event, watching 10,000 fireworks in the midsummer evening sky.
Fireworks featuring dolphin and sea turtle configurations were released for...
July 30, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
At a symposium held in the Chuo district of Tokyo, Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga talked about an advisory panel reporting to have found legal flaws in the former governor’s approval of landfill in Henoko, Nago. Onaga said, “I strongly believe that I...
July 26, 2015 Masatoshi Omine of Ryukyu Shimpo reports from Davao City
The Okinawa Davao Association held a memorial service on July 26 at the Monument of Okinawa in the former Japanese Cemetery of the Mintal district in Davao, the Philippines.
Davao in Mindanao was a fierce battle area...
Webcam(Kokusai Street)