September 27, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
[Uruma] Coins which appear to be from Roman Empire in the third and fourth centuries, as well as a coin from the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century, were unearthed at Katsuren Castle on September 26, according to the Uruma Board of Education...
May 16, 2016 Tsuyoshi Arakaki in Beijing
On May 15 at Beijing University in China, the Second Ryukyu Okinawa Frontier Issue International Academic Conference was held for historians from Okinawa and China. The conference examined the history and current issues of Ryukyu/Okinawa. On the first...
February 18, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Japanese government decided to nominate seven prefectures’ cultural events, including Miyako island’s Pantu, for intangible cultural heritage designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. In Miyako’s Pantu, local...
December 31, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
Ryukyu Shimpo Culture section’s Yasutake Onaha reports
The Ryukyu Shimpo is starting an initiative to collect poems that reflect aspects of Okinawa’s spiritual culture. Cultural aspects to be included in the poems include the desire for peace symbolized...
July 9, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Japan Traditional Cultures Foundation held its 19th award ceremony at Mitsukoshi Theater in the Chuo district of Tokyo on July 7. Thirty-five-year old Ryukyu dance grand master Yoshikazu Sanabe from Ryukyu Buyo Seibukai received the award. The award is given to...
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