July 27, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Office held a “World Natural Heritage List Recognition Watch Party” on July 26, to watch the moment when Okinawa and Amami would be officially recognized as a World Natural Heritage site, with Governor Tamaki among others in attendance to witness the final decision. At the moment the decision was presented over video on YouTube, Governor Tamaki happily exclaimed “Yes, we did it!” while applauding. Even after making...
July 21, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takeshi Kishimoto
Shinjin Kise, the 78-year-old master of the Nomura School and Tansui School of Classical Okinawan Music Preservation Society, published the book, Linking the World: The Heart of the Sanshin. Kise,...
July 18, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hideaki Yoneda
Tokashiki – The first rice harvest began in early July in Tokashiki. Currently, there are only three rice-farming households in the town that are growing rice for their own use. One farmer, Shigemitsu...
July 22, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki announced at a press conference on July 21, just before the four-day holiday that is asking people travelling to and from Okinawa to get tested for COVID-19 before travelling.
Starting on July 22, Naha Airport will...
July 22, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 21, the Okinawa Prefectural Epidemiological Statistics and Analysis Committee on the Novel Coronavirus announced its analysis of the infection status last week (July 12-18). In view of the current situation in which the number of infected persons among persons...
July 19, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Naha City opened the doors of its new Naha Cultural Arts Theater NAHArt (New Community Center) in Kumoji to local media organizations on July 18. The center will open to the public October 31. The large theater seats around 1,600, and there will be...
July 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 16, the Japanese government’s Council for Cultural Affairs, chaired by Makoto Sato, provided Koichi Hagiuda, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) with its selection for the next national living treasures....
July 14, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Nakamura
In the month since its release on YouTube, the music video “Yonaguni,” titled after Japan’s westernmost island, as gained over 200 million views (as of July 13 in Japan). The song is the new release of the Puerto Rican...
July 15, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 12, an endangered hawksbill sea turtle was seen laying her eggs on the coast of Itoman. Koki Tokumura, a resident known by locals and on the radio as a lover of turtles discovered the nest and took a video. “It’s the first time in my life...
July 13, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The final regular meeting of the June session of the Okinawa prefectural assembly was held on July 12. In June there was an outflow accident on the U.S. Army Oil Storage Facility in Uruma City involving contaminated water containing organic fluorine...
July 4, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Mitsue Chinen
(Ie) With the aim of teaching about the tragedy of battle on Iejima and instilling a wish for peace, Ie Elementary School (principal: Kyoko Kohatsu) has established a curriculum for first-grade to sixth-grade students, adapted...
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