May 20, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Nago – A rescue party was spontaneously formed on May 19 after a 4.85 meter-long short-finned pilot whale was found washed ashore at Nago Bay.
The rescue party included the person who initially discovered...
May 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 15, 1972, Okinawa was returned to Japanese control. In November of 1971, at the 67th extraordinary Diet, also known as the Okinawan Diet, Chief Executive of the Government of the Ryukyus Chobyo Yara submitted a proposal outlining steps to return...
May 18, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chie Tome
“Dear Okinawan mom in heaven, thank you for making me your daughter.
” Crystal Joy Kinjyo (English name Teesa Houston), age 30, is a vocalist, singer, and songwriter of KOLAJ, a band that is based in Los Angeles.
She...
May 5, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
An Iriomote cat, one of Japan’s protected species, was found dead on prefectural route 215 in Taketomi town on Iriomote Island around 6:00 AM on May 4. The cause of death is thought to be by traffic accident, and it is the third case its...
May 14, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the afternoon on May 13 at Ginowan Seaside Park’s Outdoor Theater, the 5/15 Peace March Action Committee and the Okinawa Peace Movement Center held a prefectural citizens’ rally to protect peace and life.
In commemoration...
May 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hiroshi Massaki
A woman began searching for her estranged father, an ex-U.S. Marine, 30 years after she was separated from him shortly after birth in 1969, just before the reversion of Okinawa to Japan.
Her name is Michiko...
May 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
For fiscal year 2018, JTB, the largest domestic travel agency in Japan, is training 300 of their salespersons from all over the country in Okinawa.
These salespersons sell tours at the front line.
The purpose of this training...
May 10, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Looking to solidify the plan to stimulate the Okinawa economy starting 2022 onwards, Okinawa vice governor Moritake Tomikawa delivered a progress report on the new Okinawa development strategy May 9 at the Prefectural Office.
Vice-governor Tomikawa said that...
May 10, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The money raised by the Hawaii Okinawa Plaza Fund Raising Committee for the construction cost of “Hawaii Okinawa Plaza” in Waipahu, Hawaii has reached 91 million yen, which means as of May 9 it has surpassed 90 percent of its 100 million...
May 9, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 8 the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen was held in Oberhausen, Germany.
There, artist and filmmaker Chikako Yamashiro from Naha City, Okinawa was awarded the Zonta Prize for female filmmakers, for her film Mud Man (Tsuchi no Hito).
The...
May 4, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
In the early morning on May 4 in Japan, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), an advisory body to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), deferred the Japanese government’s...
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