Johan Galtung advocates that “Okinawa should become the central hub of the East Asian community” at peace symposium
May 27, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
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Representatives from soil source sites for land reclamation assert solidarity with Okinawa opposing Henoko construction
May 28, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The nationwide liaison council Opposition to Soil Hauling, which is comprised of 18 organizations from 12 prefectures containing sites from which soil is being harvested for land reclamation use in Henoko, held a prefectural rally on May 27 at the Okinawa City Civic Center protesting land reclamation work and the building of a new base in the ocean.
Okinawa and the prefectures from which soil is being harvested have come together...
Namie Amuro wins Okinawa Prefectural People’s Honor Award
May 23, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 23, Governor Takeshi Onaga gave the Okinawa Prefectural People’s Honor Award to 40-year-old Namie Amuro, a singer from Okinawa who plans to retire in September.
At the award ceremony at the Okinawa Prefectural Office, Governor...
What are fusa rings and jifas that Okinawa bestowed to Amuro-chan?
May 23, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo (originally published on January 4, 2014)
By Kenichi Yoshida
On May 23, the Okinawa Prefecture bestowed the Prefectural Honor Award to singer Namie Amuro.
Besides a certificate of commendation, Okinawan handcrafted jewelry...
Large sculpture symbolic of buraku liberation sent from Osaka to its creator in Yomitan
May 23, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 22, the sculpture Kaiho he no Ogari, which had been installed on the wall of the Sumiyoshi North Citizens’ Cultural Exchange Center in Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City, was sent back to its sculptor, Minoru Kinjo.
Kinjo had...
Yurika Nakamoto selected to represent Japan in Miss Supranational
May 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Twenty-three-year-old Yurika Nakamoto from Onaha, Nishihara in Okinawa, was selected to represent Japan in the international beauty pageant called Miss Supranational, which will be held in Poland in December.
Nakamoto visited Mayor...
Mikito Ikehara will make indigo dyes in prewar pots he found in Izumi
May 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Maki Nagamine
Mikito Ikehara, an indigo dye artist from Izumi, Motobu Town who handles the refining of Ryukyu indigo, has begun practicing a traditional dyeing process by using pots presumably made before the war.
Three...
US military proceed with vehicle air-drop training at Ie airfield despite calls to stop
May 23, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
U.S. marines in Okinawa conducted training to drop vehicles and soldiers from an airplane at Ie airfield on Ie Island, Okinawa, on May 22.
According to Ie village, the dropped vehicles and soldiers landed on the airfield, and no...
Assembly held in Naha to kick of petition demanding Henoko landfill be put to Okinawan resident vote
May 24, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
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Japan P.E.N. Club holds Day of Peace Symposium in Okinawa, speakers say Okinawa still feels anguish of war
May 20, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 20 the Japan P.E.N. Club held its 34th Day of Peace Symposium at the Okinawa Convention Center, which was themed “People, Island Life, Okinawa and Literature.”
Nine authors, poets, and journalists attended from...
Onaga announces plan to resume work following removal of cancerous tumor
May 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On May 15 at 1:30 p.m., Governor Takeshi Onaga held a press conference at the Prefectural Office, where he released information about his surgery and physical health.
That morning he was discharged from a hospital...
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