July 24, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) began putting 100-yen coins with a Karate design into circulation July 24.
The new coin was minted to commemorate the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and is joined by six other commemorative designs featuring events such as weightlifting and surfing, and can be exchanged at financial institutions in Okinawa.
For the first day, people are limited to exchanging only two of each type of commemorative coin.
Initially,...
July 26, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 25, fourth-generation Okinawan descendant Emilie Thosei Miyasato, 17, met with her relatives Miyoko Uema, 78, and Sadako Majikina, 72, who live in Futenma, Ginowan. Emilie is visiting from New Caledonia to trace her roots.
Tears welled up in her eyes...
July 17, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Tokyo) It recently came to light that during the ten years leading up to the end of fiscal 2018, seven Ministry of Defense (MOD) personnel, upon retiring from the MOD, landed high-ranking jobs at three construction consulting firms that were involved in putting...
July 20, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
HK Express, a Hong Kong-based low-cost carrier (LCC) launched nonstop service between Hong Kong and Shimojishima on July 19. The route is the first to offer international access to Irabu, Miyako island. Shimojishima Airport held a ceremony to commemorate the inaugural...
January 22, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
Voting for the 25th House of Councillors election, which coincides with a term limit in Okinawa, concluded voting at 8:00 p.m. on July 21.
The election in Okinawa saw four candidates competing for a single seat, and taking into account early...
July 19, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
BASE Okinawa Baseball Club is forming Okinawa’s first professional baseball team, and intends to join the NPB, Nippon Professional Baseball Organization.
The club’s president, Taishi Kobayashi and Executive Advisor Yasushi Tao, held a press conference...
July 17, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki held a press conference July 17 at the Okinawa Prefectural Office, where he discussed a lawsuit filed against the Japanese government in an attempt to overturn a decision made by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation...
July 11, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Manato Akira
The Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) made requests to enter Kadena Air Base to conduct surveys in 2017 and 2018 after high concentrations of contaminants such as the organic fluorine compound PFOS were detected in rivers and springs around U.S....
July 19, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
During the regular press conference on the morning of July 19, Okinawa Prefecture Governor Denny Tamaki announced the tourism revenue, including both domestic and foreign tourists (by air) for 2018.
Compared to the previous year, it was 733.4-billion yen,...
July 14, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hiroe Nakagawa
After fleeing his native Vietnam, Masakazu Minami 50, (Vietnamese name: John Tai Tuan Vin), was rescued off the coast of Ho Chi Minh City by Okinawa Suisan (fishery) High School’s training vessel, the Shonan-maru. It was August 8, 1983....
July 12, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
The current situation wherein we cannot even conduct an investigation into environmental problems that could very well threaten the lives and livelihoods of Okinawans is one that we cannot approve of. The Japanese government must quickly pursue an effective policy...
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