September 13, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 12, the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) held an opening ceremony for the “Shimakutuba Promotion Center,” which plays a core role in encouraging the use of Shimakutuba, at the OPGʻs Culture Promotion Division.
The Prefectural Cultural Association manages the Center, consisting of a part-time director and four full-time staff.
Professor Emeritus of the Prefectural University of...
September 14, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
Two Taiwanese fishing boats had drifted to the Hirara Port in Miyakojima City as a result of typhoon No. 18.
On September 14 at 8:57 am, four crew members who had been stranded on one of the boats were rescued by the Miyakojima...
September 18, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawan-born singer Namie Amuro celebrated the 25th anniversary of her debut performance with back-to-back performances dubbed “Namie Amuro 25th Anniversary Live in Okinawa” on September 16 and 17 at Ginowan Seaside Park...
September 16, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 15, the Kadena Police arrested four boys aged between 16 and 19 for vandalizing the Chibichiri Gama cave in Namihira, Yomitan where residents were forced to commit mass suicide during the Battle of Okinawa.
According...
September 14, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
It is impossible to forgive the desecration of the victims of the Battle of Okinawa and their surviving families by destroying a memorial site that conveys the true face of war.
The interior of and entrance to...
September 14, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo – The “Committee to enact the 9/29 Okinawan Citizens Festival resolution,” which is working to restore in history textbooks the compulsory nature of the group suicides in Okinawa at the end of World War 2, held a symposium...
September 10, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
An MV-22 Osprey vertical takeoff and landing aircraft made an emergency landing at Oita Airport while traveling between MCAS Iwakuni and MCAS Futenma, where it is based.
At 1:13 p.m. on September 9 it returned to Futenma. The...
September 8, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ayako Sakaguchi
Yanbarukuina or Okinawa rail, which is an endangered species and designated as a natural treasure of Japan suddenly appeared in the house of Mitsuaki Miyagi in Takasato, Ogimi Village....
September 7, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
With a message of love, courage, and excitement, the Super Miracle Illusion Kinoshita circus in Okinawa will be held from December 15 as a launch event for the Ryukyu Shimpo main building.
The Kinoshita circus is one of the...
September 7, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Miyako) Interviews with multiple government officials revealed, on September 6, that the “Bora mine” in Bora, Gusukube, Miyako is being eyed as a likely candidate for an ammunition depot to store missiles as part of the plan to...
September 11, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 11, The Ministry of Defense announced a summary of a report by the U.S. military of an accident in which an MV-22 Osprey vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft belonging to the Futenma Air Station crashed off...
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