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Rika Chinen achieves special-A grade in English Test

Rika Chinen achieves special-A grade in English Test

January 23, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo

On January 17, 19 year-old Rika Chinen from Okinawa Shogaku High School obtained the special-A grade, the highest grade of the United Nations Associations Test of English that requires skills to communicate freely at international conference level.

She said, “I wanted to pass the test while I was at high school, so I am very glad that I managed to do so.”

The test is difficult. Statistics from 2008 to 2010 indicate that successful applicants’...

 

Urasoe Technical High School students develop pie snack with Lawson Okinawa

Urasoe Technical High School students develop pie snack with Lawson Okinawa

November 12, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo

On November 7, Urasoe Technical High School and major convenience store Lawson Okinawa announced that they have developed a product called Sakutto Time, a snack food product using taro.

They started selling it on November 13 in all Lawson stores in Okinawa...

Taiwanese and Okinawan elementary school pupils carry out friendly exchange through traditional arts

Taiwanese and Okinawan elementary school pupils carry out friendly exchange through traditional arts

November 4, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo

“Inabayo (Hello),” “Haisai,”

On November 2, about 40 members of the samba team of Taiping Elementary School, including pupils, teachers and representatives of the Puyuma people, from Taitung County, Taiwan, visited Shonan Elementary...

Photograph capturing the protest against the deployment of the Osprey wins highest award

Photograph capturing the protest against the deployment of the Osprey wins highest award

November 5, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo

On November 4, a photograph entitled No Osprey, which captures a scene of a protest against the deployment of the tilt-rotor aircraft, won the highest award in a high school photography contest. Kanna Higa, a sophomore of Urasoe Technical High School, took the...

“Face things head on and never give up“ – father and daughter Olympic medalists talk at Tomigusuku High School

“Face things head on and never give up“  - father and daughter Olympic medalists talk at Tomigusuku High School

October 31, 2012, Ryukyu Shimpo

On October 30, at Tomigusuku High School, the women’s weightlifting silver medalist Olympian, Hiromi Miyake and her coach as well as her father, Yoshiyuki were invited to give a talk on “The Path to the Silver Medal—Reaching for your Goal.” It was Hiromi...

Kitanakagusuku pupils receive e-learning ESL from an American university

Kitanakagusuku pupils receive e-learning ESL from an American university

October 26, 2012, Ryukyu Shimpo

On October 22, at the Kitanakagusuku Central Community Center, the opening ceremony for the distance e-learning English as a Second Language program was held. Pupils will be taking an intensive English language program taught by teachers of the Washington State...

Saving “Manhole Children” in Mongolia

Saving

October 12, 2012, Ryukyu Shimpo

It was when Tomoko Teruya went to an exhibition on the “Manhole children” that she was inspired to do what she does now. After seeing this exhibition, she set up a non-government organization (NGO) called “Yuimaru” to support and manage an orphanage...

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology opens in Okinawa

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology opens in Okinawa

September 1, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo

On September 1, at Tancha in Onna, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) celebrated its official opening. It was established in order to contribute to the promotion of Okinawa’s self-sustaining development as well as to the advancement of...

Italian solar-car race team presents model car to Team Okinawa

Italian solar-car race team presents model car to Team Okinawa

August 6, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo

An engineer team from Modena in Italy that participated in the World Solar Challenge race held in October 2011 in Australia presented a model car to Team Okinawa, the first Okinawan team to take part in the world’s largest solar-powered car race. The model car...

Children on bank work experience say, “100 million yen was heavy”

Children on bank work experience say, “100 million yen was heavy”

August 8, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo

On August 7, in Naha branch of the Mizuho Bank held what they called a Children’s Summer School featuring enjoyable quizzes and games to give 12 elementary school and junior high school pupils an idea of what working in a bank is like. The children each handled...

Pupils of Kaneshi Elementary School work under professionals to create models of their dream shop

Pupils of Kaneshi Elementary School work under professionals to create models of their dream shop

July 15, 2012 Takahiro Shinjo, Correspondent of the Ryukyu Shimpo

On June 27, in an art class at Kaneshi Elementary School in Nakijin, 26 sixth-grade pupils took part in a special workshop, to create models of their dream shop. The children designed a variety of shops for motorcycles, cars,...