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300 tourism industry personnel rally for COVID cooperation subsidies, 3,000 signatures support

300 tourism industry personnel rally for COVID cooperation subsidies, 3,000 signatures support

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, where 300 or more people gathered to request cooperation subsidies and fair COVID assistance measures for the tourism industry. Leading up to May 10, more than 3,000 people’s signatures were collected...

 

In joint survey conducted by the Ryukyu Shimpo and Mainichi Shimbun, 61% of Okinawans think the concentration of bases in Okinawa “unfair,” while only 40% of people nationwide agree

In joint survey conducted by the Ryukyu Shimpo and Mainichi Shimbun, 61% of Okinawans think the concentration of bases in Okinawa “unfair,” while only 40% of people nationwide agree

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...

Awamori from all 45 distilleries repackaged with vintage labels available now

Awamori from all 45 distilleries repackaged with vintage labels available now

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....

Okinawa airports busy with rush of tourists returning home

Okinawa airports busy with rush of tourists returning home

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...

Okinawa enters the rainy season, first region in Japan to do so, one day earlier than previous year

Okinawa enters the rainy season, first region in Japan to do so, one day earlier than previous year

May 4, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Okinawa Regional Headquarters, announced the morning of May 4 that the Okinawa region appeared to have entered the rainy season. This year was six days earlier than the average starting day, and one day earlier than...

Prefectural convention to remove bases from Okinawa held as 50th anniversary of reversion approaches

Prefectural convention to remove bases from Okinawa held as 50th anniversary of reversion approaches

May 1, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Masatoshi Omine

 

With the 50th anniversary of the reversion of Okinawa to Japan approaching, the “Reversion 50th anniversary online citizens’ convention for a base-free and abundant Okinawa proud of peace – is the Yara proposal being realized?”...

Remembering History and Bonds of Friendship, Okinawa and Yoron Meet at Sea 70 Years After the Day of Insult (Video Included)

Remembering History and Bonds of Friendship, Okinawa and Yoron Meet at Sea 70 Years After the Day of Insult (Video Included)

April 29, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

Kunigami and Yoron – April 28 marked 70 years since the Treaty of San Francisco came into effect in 1952, separating Okinawa and the Amami Islands from Japan and placing Okinawa under the governance of the United States until reversion in 1972. On...

Kagoshima’s Yoron-jima commemorates the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan

Kagoshima’s Yoron-jima commemorates the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan

April 29, 2022, Ryukyu Shimpo

By Kenta Masuda

 

On April 28, locals of Yorontou island, Kagoshima Prefecture, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the reversion of Okinawa to Japan with a large bonfire and sent their thoughts across the ocean to Kunigami Village, Okinawa....

On 70th anniversary of Japan-U.S. Peace Treaty, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki asks for increased cooperation from Japan and the U.S., reduction of military bases

On 70th anniversary of Japan-U.S. Peace Treaty, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki asks for increased cooperation from Japan and the U.S., reduction of military bases

April 28, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Teppei Ikeda

 

Governor Denny Tamaki addressed the press on April 27, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Treaty of San Francisco (the peace treaty between the U.S. and Japan) coming into effect on April 28, 1952, where he stated his...

People offer prayers for woman murdered by civilian in U.S. military employ six years ago

People offer prayers for woman murdered by civilian in U.S. military employ six years ago

April 28, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

April 28 marked six years since the incident in 2016 in which a woman out walking in the central region of Okinawa Island was murdered by a civilian man in U.S. military employ who formerly belonged to the Marine Corps. People have come to mourn the...