August 31, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wakana Arakaki
Do not let the tradition cease. Hidefumi Yamashiro, the sixth-generation owner of the long established “Yamashiro Manju” in Shuri, Naha City, has decided to take over the business from his parents, who once thought to close the store due to their limited physical strength.
The community and regular customers said, “It would be sad if the shop disappeared,” and supported the decision.
After...
August 14, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The 37th Pola Traditional Culture Award has chosen prize winners among individuals and groups contributing to the succession and promotion of traditional culture.
The Ryukyu Kasuri Business Cooperative, which has contributed to the preservation...
August ４, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa City held an opening ceremony for the month of peace between August 1 and September 7 at the city hall on August 1. During this period there will be various events around the city such as exhibits on the jetliner crash at the Miyamori elementary school...
July 2, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On June 28, the Chibana Hanaui Business Cooperative visited Mayor Sachio Kuwae at the Okinawa City Office and reported on the production of their original Kariyushi shirts. The Cooperative will work with the Chubu Dressmaking Association to prepare a mass production...
July 1, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Spawning of Usuedamidoriishi or acropora tenuis, a species of coral, has been confirmed recently on reefs in Oura Bay, Henoko, Nago, where a new airfield is being built as part of the replacement of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan City.
Diving...
May 15, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The 107th Spring Island-Wide Bullfight was held at the multipurpose dome in Ishikawa, Uruma City on May 14. A total of 24 excellent bulls were selected from the 19 bullfight associations in the prefecture. The bulls waged savage battles and entertained the audience....
May 13, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 12, about 20 people including prefectural officials and Itoman City officials visited and confirmed a site of illegal waste dumping. Illegally dumped waste such as empty cans and household appliances have been piled up for many years under cliffs facing the...
May 4, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 4, at the Nakata Shokai in Sesoko, Motobu, goat fighting, or pijaorasai was held. Approximately 500 people from the town and visitors gathered and watched goat-fighting as they enjoyed goat sashimi and goat soup.
Twenty goats from Motobu Town and Nago...
May 4, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Ginowan Rotary Club held a party to celebrate Dr. Yoshio Tanaka reaching his 100th year. Dr. Tanaka is currently 99 years old. One hundred and fifty people gathered to celebrate at the party.
Tanaka was born in Taiwan in 1918. He learned about a shortage of...
April 6, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The association of landscaping with shisa placed fourteen shisa in front of the Nakagusuku castle ruins on March 29. This is the fourth project in which they have placed shisa statues after the Adaniya intersection, the Ogido old bus stop, and the Nakagusuku Kitanakagusuku...
April 12, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
[Okinawa] This past March, the City History Editorial Officers of Okinawa City established “Web Histreet,” the Okinawa City Postwar Data Digital Archive, a website that promotes various resources regarding the city’s postwar history. The site enables people...
Webcam(Kokusai Street)