March 11, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
Ryota Shimabukuro
On March 10, the Okinawa branch of the Naha District Court handed down its decision in the “second Futenma lawsuit”, in which 3,193 residents of the area surrounding Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma claim to have experienced noise damage from the air station, and are requesting damages from the central government. Presiding Judge Kenta Adachi awarded these damages, and ordered the central government to...
March 10, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Naoya Oshiro
The azaleas at Higashi Azalea Eco Park are in full bloom, delighting the eyes of visitors to the park. March 9 was blessed with great weather, and families could be seen out taking pictures and enjoying themselves...
March 11, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chikako Maemori
March 11 marks the 11th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident that devastated Japan’s Tohoku Region. Approximately 38,000 diasporas (as of February...
March 8, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wakana Arakaki
Most people who grow yamaimo (Japanese mountain yam) are men, and the Yamaimo Competition (Yamaimo Subu), a contest in which farmers compete using the weight of their yamaimo, has long been considered a competition between men....
March 7, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Sayaka Yoshida
In order to further the study of peace by passing down Okinawan traditional karate, and to strengthen relationships with people of Japanese descent in other countries, JICA Okinawa hosted an online seminar for Japanese descendants...
March 4, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yosuke Anri
Tokyo – Japan’s cabinet office announced March 3 that they would be proceeding with the introduction of crime prevention duties for taxis in Okinawa as part of the “Okinawa Regional Safety Patrol Corps” (often referred...
March 4, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Miho Iwakiri
Due to an inspection of the tap water conducted in Kin Town in February, it came to light on March 3 that a level of 59 nanograms per liter (ng/L) of harmful organic fluorine compounds known as PFAS, a level exceeding the national...
March 3, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yosuke Anri
Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture are co-hosting the 50th-anniversary ceremony of the Reversion of Okinawa to Japan. During an interview conducted before March 2, an official revealed some details of the May 15 celebration, including...
March 1, 2022, Ryukyu Shimpo
By Kotaro Nagamine
Kunigami – On February 28, representatives of Kunigami and Yoron, Kagoshima reenacted the exchange of goods between the two towns that occurred regularly before World War II. The exchange was one event commemorating the...
March 1, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Masatoshi Inafuku
The Asato – Daido – Matsugawa Island-wide Association gathered at Asato Crossroads in Naha, raising placards calling for peace and protesting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The group included someone who lived through...
February 22, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
Former Miyakojima mayor Toshihiko Shimoji, 76, who was indicted for bribery in the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) land acquisition corruption scandal in Nobaru Ueno, Miyakojima, was found guilty by the Naha District Court on February...
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