December 14, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Following the accident in which a window frame fell off a U.S. helicopter and the grounds of Futenma Daini Elementary School in Ginowan City, on the afternoon of December 14, Governor Takeshi Onaga visited Minister of Defense Tomohiro Yamamoto. Governor Onaga went over the series of crashes and accidents of U.S. military aircrafts in the last year and directly appealed to the Minister to suspend flights for all U.S....
December 14, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 13, an object reflecting white light was visible falling from the sky.
With a crashing sound a cloud of dust whirled about and U.S. military helicopter fragments flew into the air.
A window from this aircraft...
December 14, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
A window from a CH-53 helicopter flying out of MCAS Futenma, measuring 90 sq....
December 7, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
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December 12, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
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December 8, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
A performance group named GGB (Gushikawa Koseien Gichan & Bachan), made their debut at the Uruma City Office December 6.
The group, which has an average age of 80, was launched with members at the Gushikawa...
December 1, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Day two of the World Weightlifting Championships was held on November 29 in Anaheim, CA. Yoichi Itokazu 26, who placed fourth at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in the 62 kg class last year, won a silver medal in the total 299 kg category,...
December 11, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Shimabukuro
In the decade spanning 2007 through 2016, the average indictment rate for people associated with the U.S. military (including military personnel, military contractors, and family...
December 7, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
In November, in preparation for opening up a Western market for Ryukyu Awamori, three distilleries in Okinawa Prefecture (Chuko Awamori Distillery, Zuisen Distillery, and Kumejima’s Kumesen), along with Blueship Okinawa, a consulting company, held...
December 8, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
For the first time starting on December 8, the U.S. Department of the Interior will conduct interviews with seven former Okinawan prisoners of war in order to preserve memories of Honouliuli POW Camp in Hawaii during World War II.
The...
December 11, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the final day of the Japan Cup Karatedo Champsionship at the Nihon Budokan in Tokyo December 10, Ryo Kiyuna (Ryuei Ryu Ryuho-kai) won his sixth-straight Emperor’s Cup, and Kiyou Shimizu (Miki House) won her fifth straight Empress’s...
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