February 2, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Tamiko Suzuki
Virginia, U.S.A.—Minae Uehara, Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) coordinator of the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, is working hard to get students and kids interested in Japan.
Uehara, a native of Oroku, Naha City, was assigned to the University of Mary Washington, where she teaches classes on Japanese culture.
Her classes are organized in to six themes, including Traditional Japanese Music in which she...
February 1, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
Japanese professional baseball kicked off their spring training camp February 1, with eight teams starting their training camps in various locations around Okinawa: the first string players for the Hanshin Tigers (Ginoza), Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (Nago),...
January 29, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Police Department’s First Investigations Division ended its investigation of the Shuri Castle fire, in which six buildings including the castle’s seiden main hall was burned to the ground.
The police department previously collected...
January 31, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
Prior to the 13th annual Nakijin Castle Cherry Blossom Festival (sponsored by the action committee for the festival), the start of which is February 1, preparations for lighting up the cherry trees and Nakijin Castle were underway.
The cold on the night...
January 30, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 30, the coldest temperatures this winter were recorded at 13 Okinawan meteorological observatories.
The cold weather was due to movement of a cold air mass in the upper atmosphere caused by a high-pressure system jutting out from the Asian continent.
At...
January 26, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hanae Gushiken Higa
Waipahu, HAWAII—The Hawaii United Okinawa Association (HUOA) held its Uchinanchu of the Year Awards and Officers Installation Celebration on January 18 at the Hawaii Okinawa Center.
HUOA is comprised of 50 member clubs, each...
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