August 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga died at a hospital in Urasoe City at 6:43 p.m. on August 8 at the age of 67. Onaga had been receiving treatments since his surgery for pancreatic cancer in April.
Onaga had pledged to block new base construction in Henoko, Nago, and has the highest prefectural popularity rating among the former governors. He had come into conflict with the central government, which promotes the plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station...
May 20, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawan boxer Daigo Higa, 21, of the Shirai-Gushiken gym and ranked first in the world, captured the WBC Flyweight world title at a match held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on the evening of May 20. He defeated Mexican Juan Hernandez, 30, with a technical knockout...
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