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August 30, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
An article of clothing has been found that could possibly be summer wear known as “Umansa,” and was gifted to the Ryukyu Kingdom by ancient China, the likes of which are not known to currently exist in Okinawa.
Masahiro Shuzo Co. Ltd. CEO Masakuni Higa purchased the clothing from an antique shop in Fukuoka about 10 years ago, and it along with 6 handwritten scrolls from the early modern Ryukyu era were donated to the Okinawa Churashima Foundation...
August 28, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Fumiaki Jahana
It has been 75 years since residents of the former South Pacific Mandate were involved in a land battle during the Pacific War in 1944.
On August 27 at the Okinawa Peace Tower in Saipan, the “50th Okinawa Peace Memorial” was held....