October 26, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chie Tome
Due to an undersea volcanic eruption in the waters near the Ogasawara Islands creating a large amount of pumice stone, which is washing up on the beaches and in the harbors in Okinawa, it was learned by October 25 that 14 of the 37 fishing cooperatives in Okinawa have suffered damage from the stones washing ashore, according to the Okinawa Fishery Cooperative Association (JF Okinawa). Among these, Hentona Harbor in Kunigami...
October 22, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 21, the Okinawa General Bureau announced the start of an experimental project limiting use of the area around Cape Maeda in Onna for marine leisure purposes. The area is known to tourists inside and outside of Japan for excellent diving....
October 20, 2021 Yoshiki Nagahama
Kitanakagusuku – Gripping a metal pole with both hands and suspending his body horizontally like a “human carp flag,” Miki Nakamasu, 30, from Kitanakagusuku set a new Guinness World Record by holding the position for 36 seconds long. Nakamasu...
October 22, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
GENSAN PUNCH, the Japan-Philippines co-production film starring Okinawan actor Shogen, directed by Filippino director Brillante Mendoza, won the Kim Jiseok Award in South Korea’s 26th Busan International Film Festival (Oct 6-15).
The...
October 17, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
October 17 is Okinawa Soba Day. At the Gabusoka Shokudo Honten in Gabusoka, Nago, which opened 55 years ago, the person standing in the kitchen is none other than its founder Genji Kinjo, 92.
“Nothing makes me happier than to be told ‘that...
October 12, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Naha City war dead memorial service (the 26th Naguyake Monument memorial, hosted by Naha City and Naha City Council) was held October 10 at the Naguyake Monument in Asahigaoka Park in Wakasa, Naha. The ceremony was attended by 26 people, representatives...
October 14, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wakana Arakaki
Residents of the areas surrounding Kadena Air Base are pursuing a Kadena noise lawsuit through which they are addressing damage caused by noise from U.S. military aircraft and are requesting, among other things, a ban on...
October 12, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2021, which took place October 10, awarded Sachiko Nakada, 89, star of the movie “NANKURUNAISA” best actress at the festival. Her film also took home the award for best comedy.
Nakada told this paper...
October 13, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo – On October 11, Natsuko Izena and her collaborators held a press conference at the National Diet and announced the launch of their website for victims of online defamation, Online Safety for Sisters. Izena, a columnist who lives her life...
October 5, 2021, Ryukyu Shimpo
According to temperatures recorded in 47 prefectural capitals across Japan, Aomori, Sendai, and Naha were the only cities this summer to experience zero “extremely hot” days, defined as temperatures of 35 Celsius degrees or higher. Naha City’s...
October 8, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the 24 sekki, which are days that divide the year into 24 solar terms, October 8 is Kanro, marking a time of year when cold air comes in, and dewy mornings are evidence of the deepening autumn. In the fields of Nemurigusa Honpo,...
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