February 3, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wu Li Jun
As a result of the continuing government restrictions on entry into Japan to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Hong Kong residents planning to migrate to Okinawa in order to invest have had to cancel their plans. At one immigration consulting firm in Okinawa, four groups (ten people) from Hong Kong have changed their destination to the United Kingdom since the start of 2021. They have also liquidated the companies they had registered...
February 2, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Riko Higa
On the February 1 Lunar New Year, many visitors flocked to the Itoman fishing port in Itoman City, Okinawa, to see the tairyo-bata, or fishermen’s flags indicating a big catch. Masahiro Tanaka, 78, and his wife...
February 1, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yuki Karimata
The “No More Okinawan War, Nuchi du Takara (Life is a Treasure)” committee, which opposes the U.S.-Japan joint defense plan to militarize the Nansei archipelago so that the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) and U.S. military...
January 28, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 28, citizens living in the vicinity of Kadena Air Base filed the fourth Kadena noise lawsuit, in which they are suing over noise damage from U.S. military aircraft and requesting a suspension of early morning and late night flights. The...
January 27, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yosuke Anri
Tokyo – Takaji Wakita, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare coronavirus advisory board chairman, announced January 26 that the coronavirus pandemic in Okinawa “appears to have passed its peak.” He indicated that...
January 26, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
At the Nakijin Castle Ruins in Nakijin, Yaedake in Motobu, and the Nago Castle Ruins in Nago, the Hikanzakura (Taiwan cherry) trees are in bloom. At Yaedake, the cherry blossom festival started on January 22. Sakuranomori Park at Yaedake...
January 24, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Naoki Isa
Through January 30, the Naha Giant Tug-of-War Preservation Society is raising funds for the 52nd Naha Tug-of-War event slated for October 9 on the crowdfunding website Makuake. The organization has struggled with the event operation...
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