April 8, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Teppei Ikeda
Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki held a press conference the evening of April 7, where he indicated that the prefecture is once again at a heightened sense of risk with daily new cases of COVID-19 in Okinawa had surpassed 1,000 per day, stating “We must recognize that we have already entered into a seventh wave.” He stated that if they are unable to halt the spread, they would need to enact semi-state of emergency COVID-19...
April 8, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Shugo Asato
The first entotsugai (giant shipworm) to be observed in Japan has been confirmed in Funauki Bay of Iriomote Island in Taketomi, Okinawa. The entotsugai is the longest bivalve in the world and forms a calcareous...
April 7, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Sanenori Kinjo
During a regular press conference held on April 6, Naha City Mayor Mikiko Shiroma spoke on the incident in which a U.S. soldier pointed a gun at a Ryukyu Shimpo reporter positioned outside the base’s fence line...
April 1, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the evening of March 31, the U.S. Army stationed in Okinawa conducted guard and protect training at the U.S. military’s Naha Port Facility (Naha Military Port). Armed soldiers carrying guns and guarding a warehouse at the port were observed...
April 3, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yosuke Anri
Tokyo – Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Kosaburo Nishime announced the results of the 2021 Kariyushi wear design contest at a press conference following a cabinet meeting on March 29. From 398 submissions,...
March 26, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chie Tome
As concerns the fishing agreement between Japan and Taiwan pertaining to fishing rights in the surroundings of the Senkaku Islands, the present operational rules which have been in place since 2019 are set to stay in place throughout 2022, as...
March 27, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Shohei Tsukazaki
Okinawa Prefecture hosted a symposium titled “Think with Governor Denny – working towards peace with Asia and Okinawa,” March 26, held online over video conference. Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki plans to start the “U.S....
April 1, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Kotaro Nagamine
Nago – On March 30, “Omoro Soshi, Part 1”, the first volume in the 35-volume Compendium of Ryukyu Literature (Ryukyu Bungaku Taikei), was released by Meio University in Nago. Work to edit and...
March 30, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yo Kakazu and Yosuke Anri
On March 29, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) announced its approved list of high school textbooks for the 2023 academic year. The publisher Shimizu Shoin’s...
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