July 14, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 13 at the Ryubo Department Store in Naha, the Prefectural Clothing and Garment Manufacturing Industrial Cooperative released three styles of women’s clothing under the new brand “Kariyushi Style” and held a small sale. The Cooperative also announced that this April they obtained a trademark for Kariyushi in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Hereafter the Cooperative will search for ways to develop the market.
While Kariyushi-style...
July 13, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 12, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department (AFFD) of the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) announced two new varieties of Okinawan mango called natsukobeni and tilala. They are the first mangoes to be brought from the United...
July 16, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
From August 11 to 18, Iheya Village is scheduled to hold a summer intensive course entitled “Tokyo University Cram School on Iheya,” in which University of Tokyo students are invited to teach junior high school students on Iheya Island. The project aims...
July 4, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 1, a feed-in tariff energy system commenced. This is a system that requires utilities to purchase all of the electricity generated by renewable-energy sources such as wind and the sun and pay a fixed-price to those who generate renewable electricity generators....
July 5, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
At Taiwan’s largest international food show held at the end of June, there were many new orders taken for goods such as mozuku. The largest number of companies from Okinawa to date, 17 in total, participated in the event and initiated 1032 business discussions....
July 1, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On June 29, the Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department Horticulture Center announced that the 2012 mango production forecast anticipates a figure of 1036 tons, a 33.8% decline from the previous year and the lowest level of shipment in the ten years...
June 30, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 1, TransAsia Airways, a Taiwan-based medium-sized international carrier, launched regular charter flights between Naha and Taipei. The flight runs once a day, and this is the first time that the company has operated such flights from Taipei to Naha.
On...
June 30, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Awamori Distillers Association decided to impose strict quality standards following a case in which nine distilleries in Okinawa violated the Japan Sake Shochu Makers Association’s code of fair competition regarding the quality indication of kusu,...
June 23, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On June 22, at the Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan, as part of the Japan-China Tourism Exchange Conference, the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) and the Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau held a symposium on tourism. The conference was held to mark the...
June 19, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On Ikemajima, which is located to the north of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture, local people are expanding the scope of their homestay business so they can accept students on school trips into the houses of fishermen and farmers. According to the Miyakojima Tourist...
June 13, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
Management of the Castle Highlander, a general-purpose wedding hall in Tengan, Uruma, have decided to offer on their lunch menu once a month okra noodles that Chubu Agricultural High School students have created using imperfect okra. Okra is a local product, and...
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