May 20, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Shohei Tsukazaki
On May 19, the Okinawa prefectural government’s Covid-19 task force gathered and announced that the Covid alert issued on Okinawa’s main island and Miyako Island will remain in effect through May 26.
Following the task force meeting the same day, Governor Denny Tamaki held a press conference to explain that local schools are straining to provide PCR tests and he is considering distributing antigen...
May 20, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Kenta Masuda
Nakijin – The “Miracle Hydrangeas” planted at Nakijin Castle Ruins, which were distributed throughout Japan as a symbol of recovery from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, bloomed for the first time at the end of April....
May 20, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Shugo Asato
Since the beginning of 2022, the occurrences of vehicles running over Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat (Diplothrix legata) has rapidly increased. The Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat is a nationally designated natural monument and an endangered...
May 16, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Teppei Ikeda
On May 15, which marks the 50th anniversary of when Okinawa was reverted to Japanese control in 1972, Okinawa Prefecture and the central Japanese government co-hosted the “50th Anniversary of the Okinawa Reversion Ceremony,”...
May 10, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Masakazu Umeda
On May 9, Governor Denny Tamaki gave a joint media interview at the Okinawa Prefectural Office to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan. He remarked that while Okinawa accounts for 0.6%...
May 13, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the morning of May 13, the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly held a special session and unanimously approved a proposed written opinion and resolution related to the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan. The written opinion coincides with...
May 11, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Eriko Tamaki
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Okinawa reverting to Japanese control, Okinawa Coca Cola Bottling (Urasoe, Yoshihiko Koyama, CEO), the company announced the re-release of a 50-year-old label for a special retro-design can....
May 11, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yukito Toyama
Tourism industry operators, who have received a serious blow to their operations due to commercial travel restrictions in light of the spread of the novel coronavirus, held a rally on May 10 in the plaza in front of the Prefectural Office,...
May 10, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Teppei Ikeda
As the 50th anniversary of the reversion of Okinawa to Japan approaches, the Ryukyu Shimpo conducted a public opinion poll in collaboration with Mainichi Shimbun, which asked respondents in both Okinawa and throughout Japan their...
May 3, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chie Tome
On April 29, Kyan Shoten, a general wholesaler and retailer of awamori located in Naha City (president Yoshinori Kyan), released a special edition mini awamori set to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan....
May 6, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ayaka Kanamori
On May 5, as Golden Week came to a close, Naha Airport was busy with tourists returning home. For the first time in three years, a state of emergency was not in effect. The rainy season started on May 4, but crowds of tourists...
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