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Jon Kabira’s Program Wins the Grand Prix at the 2020 JBA Awards Understanding His Father’s Post-War History

Jon Kabira’s Program Wins the Grand Prix at the 2020 JBA Awards Understanding His Father’s Post-War History

November 10, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

On November 10, the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association (JBA) held the awards ceremony for the 2020 JBA Awards to honor programming that has contributed to the elevation of broadcast culture. The J-WAVE program, J-WAVE SELECTION GENERATION TO GENERATION~STORIES OF OKINAWA~ was selected as the grand prix winner in the radio category.

In this program, Jon Kabira, who was born in Naha, interviews his father, Chosei Kabira, who became the first...

 

Higashi mayor urges peace marchers to keep “speaking out” against military flights over residential areas

Higashi mayor urges peace marchers to keep “speaking out” against military flights over residential areas

November 12, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

On November 11, at an interview held at the Highashi Village Office with participants in the Okinawa Peace March including Takao Takeda of the Buddhist sect Nipponzan Myohoji, 68, Mayor Masanobu Toyama of Higashi Village said, “I want us to continue speaking...

POLA ranks Okinawan skin most resilient to stress, thanks to pork and bitter melon

POLA ranks Okinawan skin most resilient to stress, thanks to pork and bitter melon

November 13, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

On Good Skin Day, which falls on Nov 12, the Tokyo-based cosmetics giant POLA announced the results of the 2020 POLA Apex Nippon Bihada-ken Grand Prix, a ranking of Japan’s 47 prefectures based on the skin survey it carries out on women across the country....

Silver grass rustles in the gentle autumn breeze throughout Okinawa

Silver grass rustles in the gentle autumn breeze throughout Okinawa

November 11, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

November 9 in Okinawa was an unusually chilly day, with a cool breeze that could be felt throughout the region. On Okinawa’s main island, the temperature dropped from 1-3 degrees Celsius below usual temperatures for this time of year, making the day feel more...

“Don’t give up hope” teen leukemia survivor wins essay contests sharing her battle

“Don’t give up hope” teen leukemia survivor wins essay contests sharing her battle

November 10, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Kumiko Yoshihara

“I wanted to share my story to encourage sick and hospitalized kids going through a difficult time”—17-year-old Kimika Katayama, a third-year student at Okinawa Shogaku High School, explained her motivation for writing about her...

1960 photograph by Tokyo photographer Tsukamoto showing indominable Akagi tree ravaged by war added to Shuri Castle signboard

1960 photograph by Tokyo photographer Tsukamoto showing indominable Akagi tree ravaged by war added to Shuri Castle signboard

November 3, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Shimabukuro

Recently, a photograph taken by photographer Fumio Tsukamoto, of Tokyo, in 1960 was added to the signboard in front of a large Akagi tree in Shuri Castle Park in Naha, the withered trunk of which remained even after being ravaged during...

“I want to drink Awamori over Antarctic ice!” University of the Ryukyus Staff Junji Kinjo selected to join Antarctic expedition

“I want to drink Awamori over Antarctic ice!”  University of the Ryukyus Staff Junji Kinjo selected to join Antarctic expedition

November 6, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

On November 20, Junji Kinjo will depart the Port of Yokosuka headed to Antarctica. Kinjo is a staff member at the University of the Ryukyus and was chosen to join the winter group of the 62nd Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE). The expedition will...

Ginowan City hits population milestone with birth of 100,000th person

Ginowan City hits population milestone with birth of 100,000th person

November 5, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

In June, the population of Ginowan City reached 100,000. On October 21, the city invited the 100,000th resident, 0-year old Koharu Sueyoshi, her father Yohei, 31, and mother Chiharu, 30, to a ceremony held at the first-floor lobby of the City Hall. Koharu was...

Good Coffee Farms establishes coffee cultivation research site in Okinawa

Good Coffee Farms establishes coffee cultivation research site in Okinawa

November 5, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

On November 4 Good Coffee Farms (Tokyo, represented by Carlos Melen), a company that works with Guatemalan coffee, announced that it will be establishing a research site for commodity development and where there is potential for coffee cultivation on the northern...

[VIDEO] Japanese Olympic Karateka Ryo Kiyuna sets Guinness World Record

[VIDEO] Japanese Olympic Karateka Ryo Kiyuna sets Guinness World Record

November 3, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

Karateka Ryo Kiyuna, 30, from the Ryuei-ryu ryuho-kai school of karate and who will represent Japan at the Tokyo Olympics in the men’s Karate individual kata, was recognized by Guinness World Records for setting the world record for most gold medals in international...

Tourism EXPO Japan and ResorTech Okinawa draws in 24,080 people, executive committee notes the positive “impact of fusing in-person and online events”

Tourism EXPO Japan and ResorTech Okinawa draws in 24,080 people, executive committee notes the positive “impact of fusing in-person and online events”

November 3, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

The executive committee for “Tourism EXPO Japan, Travel Festival in Okinawa” (hosted by the Japan Travel and Tourism Association (JTTA), the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA), and the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)), announced on November...