June 24, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo—On June 23, Okinawa Memorial Day, local assembly members across Japan submitted a request to the government to refrain from using collected soil that was recently found to be containing human remains from the Battle of Okinawa. The request was sent to several addressees including the Ministry of Defense and opposed the construction of the new base in Okinawa’s Henoko, Nago City, as well as the use of said soil in its construction. The...
June 24 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
A crowd-funding campaign to raise money to repair the facilities around Shiraume Memorial Tower in Maezato, Itoman, hit its fundraising goal of 1.88-million-yen June 23. The campaign began on June 15, meaning the goal was reached in just nine days.
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June 23, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The memorial service for all war fallen (hosted by the Okinawa prefectural government, prefectural assembly) was held on June 23 at Peace Memorial Park in Mabuni, Itoman City, which was a battlefield during the late stages of the Battle of Okinawa....
June 24, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa – Lotus flowers are in bloom at the Southeast Botanical Gardens in Okinawa City, announcing the arrival of summer to visitors. According to staff at the gardens, there are mainly two varieties of lotus, including shokkoren, at Okinawa’s...
June 22, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo – Minister of state for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Taro Kono took part in a COVID-19 workplace inoculation program for government employees in Tokyo June 21, the first day of the program. Kono wore a Kariyushi shirt with an island...
June 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Engraving work to add the names of individuals killed in action to the Cornerstone of Peace has begun for this year. The Cornerstone of Peace has the names of people sacrificed in battles, like the Battle of Okinawa, engraved on it. On June 15, the...
June 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Saki Yoshida
On June 13, Hana Hanzawa, 7, a second grader at Jonan Elementary School in Naha City, won first place in the lower elementary school division of the national 43rd Junior Guitar Competition (sponsored by Japan Junior Guitar Education...
June 18, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Shimabukuro
Okinawa City has incorporated “working on research studies and activities appealing to the national government” regarding the joint military/civilian use of Kadena Air Base into the early stages basic plan of the city’s...
By Minami Asato Tamamoto
At Pyeongtaek Mechanical and Technical High School, located in Pyeongtaek, around a 90-minute drive from Seoul, Korea, Uruma-native Mariko Yokota, 33, teaches students about Okinawan history and culture in her foreign cultures class. Yokota had been a...
June 12, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Packed with capsaicin and vitamin C, chili peppers are known to be effective in combating summer heat fatigue. Forty-eight-year-old Hitoshi Sunagawa’s greenhouse in Toyama Tamagusuku, Nanjo is colored with the reds and greens of chili peppers from...
June 7, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the morning of June 6, the Himeyuri Peace Museum, which has seen a dramatic decrease in visitors as a result of Covid-19, posted about its dire “operational crisis” on Twitter. The tweet was retweeted widely, leading to a sudden inflow of donations....
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