November 3, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Central Okinawa) On November 2, ten F-35As, one of the U.S. Air Force’s newest stealth fighters, arrived at Kadena Air Base. The F-35As are normally stationed at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. The 18th Wing of the U.S. Air Force stationed at Kadena Air Base has announced that a total of twelve aircraft, including the ten that recently arrived, and 300 personnel will be temporarily stationed at Kadena for six months....
November 6, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yukiyo Zaha
Washington D.C. – The Washington Okinawa Kai (Itsuko Asato, president), formed by Okinawans and their descendants living in Washington D.C. and surrounding areas, celebrated the October 30 anniversary...
November 1, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
It came to light on October 31 that the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Self-Defense Forces (SDF) are considering Camp Hansen in Okinawa as a potential place to deploy the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), a unit of the Ground...
October 27, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 28, Taizo Shibano, a 42-year-old executive of La Vous, a gelato shop in Ginowan City that uses locally-sourced Okinawan ingredients, was awarded first place in the Gelato World Cup held in Italy. Now that Taizo is the first...
November 2, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Participant registration for the 1st Okinawa Karate International Tournament, which will be held starting August 1, 2018, began on November 1.
Including both the competitions and seminars, the tournament is aiming for between...
October 31, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Prefecture hosted “World Uchinanchu Day,” which was designated last year the 6th International Uchinanchu Festival, on October 30 at the ANA Crown Plaza Hotel Okinawa Harbor View in Naha.
The event was attended by...
October 28, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 26, Former Prime Minister and East Asian Community Institute (EACI) Chairman Yukio Hatoyama, Ryukoku University Professor Yasukatsu Matsushima from the Association of Comprehensive Studies for Independence of the Lew Chewans...
October 27, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Twelve children between the age of four and eleven living in Fukushima prefecture and their six mothers were invited to the Geruma Camp at Geruma Island, Zamami Village in Okinawa on October 24 and 25.
The event has been carried...
October 20, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
A female lion named Ringo, who was raised at the Okinawa Zoo & Museum, died at 10:40am on October 16.
She died of natural causes at the age of 18 and two months. In general, lions in captivity usually live for about 15 years.
The...
October 17, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 26, the Ministry of Defense confirmed it will resume U.S. military aircraft flights and presented an opinion on the recent accident involving a U.S. military helicopter making a crash landing and catching fire in Takae, Higashi...
October 26, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Washington Special Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha reporting
On June 19, 1959, a Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile equipped with a nuclear warhead at US-controlled Naha Air Base was accidentally ignited and fired due...
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