May 28, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Himeyuri Peace Hall, located in the Himeyuri Alumnae Building in Asato, Naha has reopened after closing due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Okinawa Arts and Culture Promotion Association, a non-profit organization, is taking over operations, with the first phase of the reopening will be staging a play from June 24 through July 17 titled “Shima kuduchi” (written by Keifuku Janamoto, directed by Go Fujii), hosted by ACO Okinawa. They...
May 28, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Among the mangroves of Sashiki Higata in Sashiki Fusozaki, Nanjo, Okinawa, the mating season of the barred mudskipper (tontonmi), which began at the start of spring, continues. On May 27, when a spring tide occurred, males could be seen engaging...
May 27, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hideaki Yoneda
Coral spawning was observed on the night of May 26 at Aharen Beach in Tokashiki Village. Takashi Matsuda, 49, of the local diving shop Relax Island Tokashiki caught photographs of the spawning. There was a total lunar eclipse...
May 24, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Natsuko Yamakawa
(Tokyo) Journalist and former Ryukyu Shimpo reporter Katsu Moriguchi, age 83, of Chiba Prefecture, is holding a photography exhibit titled “Okinawa Under U.S. Rule: Memories of America-yu” at the Washita Shop in Ginza,...
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