November 26, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 24, Okinawa Okisho High School in Naha City announced that it entered an agreement for enrollment by recommendation with four U.S. universities.
Okinawa Okisho High School Vice Chairman Masaichiro Nashiro and NPO Ryukyu America Historical Research Society Chairman Shizuo Kishaba held a press conference at the school.
The agreement is with four state universities, namely Clark College and...
October 25, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 24, the University of the Ryukyus (President: Hajime Oshiro) announced its “Basic Policy Regarding Military Security Research,” which sets forth the university’s stance that it will not engage in research with the direct...
September 22, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 19, Global Education Harvard Medical School Executive Director Robin J.
Wheatley and nonprofit corporation Okinawa Asia Clinical Investigation Synergy (OACIS) Vice President Kenji Murata met with Governor Takeshi...
August 17, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
On August 17, 10 students who take part in international exchange for their integrated studies course at Konan Junior High School interacted with an Okinawan Prefecture Association in Argentina via Skype, an Internet-based video teleconferencing...
August 1, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Nishihara Senior High School Marching Band won the top international award in the marching and show band categories of the WMC (world music contest) Kerkrade, which is held in the Netherlands once every four years.
Nishihara received the best international...
July 7, 2017 by Ryukyu Shimpo
The 93rd Ryukyu University 21st Century Forum was held June 29 at the Ryukyu University Law School in Nishihara. The forum featured musician Kazufumi Miyazawa, who lectured on the topic of, “The future of our island – Kuruchi, uta, and sanshin.” Miyazawa...
May 20, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Human remains from the Old Stone Age or Japan’s Paleolithic era, which is more than 16,000 years ago, have been found at 10 different ruins within Okinawa. In Japan, there are more than 10,000 ruins from the Old Stone Age. Despite that, discovering human remains...
April 4, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The International Ocean Environment Information Center (GODAC) located in Toyohara, Nago, released on April 3 a database including images and footage of deep-sea garbage (debris) in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on its internet site.
The GODAC...
April 6, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yo Kakazu
Five second year students from Chubu Norin High School, including Yuto Kamejima, 16, are taking on the challenge of preserving pure-bred “Ryukyu-inu” dogs, which are native to Okinawa, beginning in April. Due to the difficulties of breeding,...
March 30, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Board of Education held a press conference at their offices on March 29, regarding the March 10 release of Okinawan History Compilation 6; The Battle of Okinawa, as part of their modern history collection. The volume is a collection that includes background...
March 8, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
An eighteen-year old senior student of Awase special-needs school, Marika Ishikawa, passed the entrance exam for the Department of British and American Language and Culture, College of Global and Regional Culture at the Okinawa International University. Ishikawa...
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