Kiyuna wins third straight World Karate Championship, also repeats in group category with Kinjo and Uemura
November 12, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the fifth day of the World Karate Championship held in Madrid, Spain, Okinawan-born...
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US F/A-18 accident marks 50th US military aircraft crash in Okinawa since 1972 return to Japan
November 13, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
At about 11:45 a.m. on November 12, an F/A-18 fighter jet from Carrier Air Wing Five of the U.S. Navy Carrier experienced engine trouble and crashed in the ocean approximately 140 kilometers to the southwest of Minami-Daito Island, and approximately 290 kilometers east-southeast of Naha City.
The F/A-18 had taken off from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, and was conducting joint U.S.-Japan flight training with the...
Third-generation Okinawan Ige wins gubernatorial re-election for second term by 110,000 votes
November 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 6, third-generation Okinawan and incumbent Hawaii Governor David Ige (D) was re-elected in the gubernatorial election.
He received a total of 236,574 votes, a huge difference from the 109,857 votes received by State Representative...
Yomitan cheese using raw Okinawan milk wins silver in Japan Cheese Award
November 1, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 20 during the Japan Cheese Award held in Tokyo, the “Marinated Yomitan tyrí” cheese sold at Greek restaurant Little GREEK Kitchen in Nagahama, Yomitan Village won silver for the Fresh Variety category.
A different...
Okinawan descendants abroad create petition in support of Governor Tamaki
November 9, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 7, Okinawans descendants abroad issued “A Statement by Diasporic Okinawans in Support of Governor Denny Tamaki.” Governor Tamaki opposes the construction of the new military base in Henoko, Nago City, which is associated...
Motobu rejects Japanese government’s use of quays at Motobu Port due to damage by typhoon
November 3, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Motobu – The Motobu town government, which recently rejected a quay use application...
Citizens protesting in Oura Bay ask for understanding that they do not want Henoko base
November 7, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On November 7, the Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) moved forward with installing floats on the ocean as part of construction of the Futenma replacement facility in Henoko, Nago City.
Citizens who oppose construction...
Japan to resubmit Amami-Okinawa site nomination for World Natural Heritage List inscription
November 3, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yuri Shimizu
On November 2, the Japanese government decided to resubmit nomination of an Okinawan site for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Natural Heritage status.
The...
Citizens protest in the rain with renewed conviction in mass action against new base construction: “We won’t be defeated!”
November 4, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Henoko reporting team) November 3 saw the first mass action protesting the new base construction since the national government resumed construction after the land minister ordered an injunction to invalidate the Okinawa prefectural...
Governor Tamaki to make first trip to the U.S. to raise awareness about the Henoko base issue in his “father’s country”
November 6, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Shoichiro Yonamine
Just over a month since taking office, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki will set out on his first trip to the United States.
The newly elected governor will visit New York and Washington D.C. as part of a five-day...
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