December 28, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Teppei Ikeda and Yukito Toyama
Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki gave a press conference on December 27, where he spoke on increased cases of COVID-19 in the northern part of Okinawa’s main island, as well as the spread of the omicron variant largely in and around U.S. military bases, stressing, “we are at the start of a new trend,” and once again asked Okinawans to thoroughly adhere to coronavirus prevention measures over the New...
December 23 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Masaaki Umeda
Upon hearing the news on December 22 that the 2022 Okinawa Development Budget would fall below 300 billion yen for the first time in 10 years, dropping 33 billion yen to 268 billion, Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki made a statement,...
December 21, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wu Li Jun
The Naha City-based distillery Mizuho Shuzo announced its newest creation, the Yonaguni Rum, which is made using brown sugar from Yonaguni Island. A limited quantity of 800 bottles will be marketed between December 22 and January...
December 24, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Manato Akira and Yosuke Anri
On December 23, a representative of the United States Forces Japan (USFJ) revealed to the Ryukyu Shimpo that PCR testing requirements when leaving the United States were lifted in September of this year for...
December 20, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chie Tome
On December 19 the East Asian Community Institute Ryukyu Okinawa Center held the “Anti-Crisis on the Eve of ‘the Southwest Shift Taiwan Emergency’ War” symposium at Ryukyu Shimpo Hall in Naha City. Military journalist Makoto...
December 21, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Shimabukuro
Central Okinawa – A large cluster of COVID-19 infections has been spreading through the U.S. military base Camp Hansen, and some of the workers on the base are the first confirmed cases of the “omicron” variant...
December 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
At 9 am on December 14, the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education launched its digital archive containing the Rekidai Hōan, an official compilation of diplomatic documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom. The archive also contains other historical...
December 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Riko Higa
On December 15 at the Peace Memorial Hall in Mabuni, Itoman City, the Okinawa Peace Memorial Statue underwent “purification” in which it was cleared of dust. In an average year, about 30 people such as bus tour guides...
December 15, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The NPB Awards, which recognizes the season’s award-winners in professional baseball, took place December 15 in Tokyo, and the Pacific League rookie of the year award (rookie king) was awarded to Orix pitcher Hiroya Miyagi, 20, who comes from...
December 17, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
In Okinawa, December 16 was as hot as a summer day. Temperatures exceeding 25 degrees Celsius were recorded at 18 of 25 observation sites. The warm weather was caused by a southerly wind blowing into Okinawa from a high-pressure system in southern...
December 14, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
December 14 will mark the third anniversary since the Japanese government started land reclamation along the coast of Henoko, part of the construction involved for relocating MCAS Futenma to new facilities in Henoko, Nago. To mark the anniversary,...
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