October 12, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Naha City war dead memorial service (the 26th Naguyake Monument memorial, hosted by Naha City and Naha City Council) was held October 10 at the Naguyake Monument in Asahigaoka Park in Wakasa, Naha. The ceremony was attended by 26 people, representatives from Naha City and descendants of those who perished in the air raid. Because of concerns over the spread of COVID-19, the ceremony was smaller in size than usual, similar to the previous...
October 14, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wakana Arakaki
Residents of the areas surrounding Kadena Air Base are pursuing a Kadena noise lawsuit through which they are addressing damage caused by noise from U.S. military aircraft and are requesting, among other things, a ban on...
October 12, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2021, which took place October 10, awarded Sachiko Nakada, 89, star of the movie “NANKURUNAISA” best actress at the festival. Her film also took home the award for best comedy.
Nakada told this paper...
October 13, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo – On October 11, Natsuko Izena and her collaborators held a press conference at the National Diet and announced the launch of their website for victims of online defamation, Online Safety for Sisters. Izena, a columnist who lives her life...
October 5, 2021, Ryukyu Shimpo
According to temperatures recorded in 47 prefectural capitals across Japan, Aomori, Sendai, and Naha were the only cities this summer to experience zero “extremely hot” days, defined as temperatures of 35 Celsius degrees or higher. Naha City’s...
October 8, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the 24 sekki, which are days that divide the year into 24 solar terms, October 8 is Kanro, marking a time of year when cold air comes in, and dewy mornings are evidence of the deepening autumn. In the fields of Nemurigusa Honpo,...
October 7, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hideki Matsudo
Nago – The “Kinjo Riyouten” barbershop in Miyazato, Nago, owned by Kisei Kinjo, finally served its final customer October 1 after 48 years in business. The last person to get their hair cut by Kinjo was his grandson...
October 8, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 7 the Nagoya High Court, ruling on a taxpayers’ suit concerning the deployment of riot police accompanying helipad construction in the Northern Training Area (NTA), made a decision that found illegality in the procedure used when...
October 2, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Chatan – On the day the emergency declaration was lifted on October 1, the number of people that could be seen in the American Village in Mihama, Chatan was sparse. There were some local shopers and tourists, but no where close to the activity seen...
September 30, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 1, a shelter for protecting young single mothers will open in the central part of Okinawa Island. The shelter, called Oniwa, is represented jointly by Professors Yoko Uema and Makoto Motomura of the University of the Ryukyus. The two...
September 28, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (President Kayoko Hayashi) is adding Okinawan to its roster of language courses this fall term beginning November. The Okinawan Language course will also be offered online to the general public, with the same...
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