November 26, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 25, the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) decided to reject the Okinawa Defense Bureau’s (ODB’s) design change application for soft seafloor improvement work pertaining to construction of the Futenma Replacement Facility in Henoko, Nago City. The OPG made this decision because of deficiencies in the investigation of the soft seafloor and because the measures for environmental conservation are inadequate. The OPG informed...
November 25, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
One of Japan’s largest food industry expos, “The Great Okinawa Trade Fair 2021” (hosted by the event’s executive committee) was held November 25 at the Hotel Collective in Naha. For the first time the event implemented a hybrid model, with...
November 26, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 25, the Novel Coronavirus Response Headquarters of Okinawa held a meeting and, in light of the improved situation in the prefecture, lowered the coronavirus alert level to level 1 for the first time since July 2020. As a result of an...
November 25, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Prefecture—On November 24, an MV-22 Osprey belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma dropped a stainless-steel water bottle mid-flight, which landed on a residential area in Nodake, Ginowan City. The canteen, obliterated from...
November 22, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The “33rd Tada Yoko Anti-Authority Human Rights Award,” which is bestowed on individuals and organizations for battling political authorities and protecting human rights, was awarded to the “Helipad opposition maritime team,” who have been...
November 18, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
White lions Seramu (4-year-old male) and Rhythm (3-year-old female) are spending more time together with the goal of breeding at the Okinawa Zoo & Museum (Okinawa Kodomo no Kuni) in Okinawa City. Visitors can watch the couple hang out...
November 15, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Motobu – A crowd of people gathered November 14 at Shinzato Fishing Port in Motobu, where a large amount of pumice stone has floated into the harbor, and got to work helping with the effort to remove it. The crowd was rallied by Okinawa resident...
November 19, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the evening of November 18 at the Futenma Air Station in Ginowan City, Okinawa, suspension training was conducted using an MV-22 Osprey vertical takeoff and landing transport aircraft from the air station. The training involved a rectangluar, cage-like object...
November 18, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Chatan – On November 17, a general meeting of an association that supports individuals and family members of individuals who have been exposed to asbestos as a result of the U.S. military presence in Okinawa was held at the Chatan Chamber of Commerce...
November 15, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) transported surface-to-air and surface-to-ship missiles November 14 from the Miyakojima Garrison over the water to the Bora Training Grounds. Under occasional heavy rain, Miyakojima residents rushed to Hirara Port and...
November 11, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 10, the winner of the 2021 Japan Booksellers’ Award for Nonfiction, which is organized jointly by Yahoo News and Hontai, was announced. Bookstore clerks throughout Japan vote on the winner, and this year, chose University of the Ryukyus...
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