June 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Saki Yoshida
On June 13, Hana Hanzawa, 7, a second grader at Jonan Elementary School in Naha City, won first place in the lower elementary school division of the national 43rd Junior Guitar Competition (sponsored by Japan Junior Guitar Education Association). Hana said with a big smile, “I jumped for joy when I found out I won.” She began playing the guitar when she was three years old and diligently practices with her father...
December 16, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hirofumi Mazaki
Kitanakagusuku—On the evening of December 13, about 70 people gathered outside one of the gates to U.S. Marine Corps’ Camp Foster for the 33rd Christmas for Okinawans event, which was organized by various Christian...
November 18, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 17 at Urasoe City Tedako Hall a forum was held for a project promoting a barrier-free, livable society regardless of disability.
Columnist Natsuko Izena gave a lecture themed, “What does it mean to help each other?”
Izena...
November 3, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Approximately twenty Hawaiians with Okinawan ancestry visited the Chibichirigama in Yomitan Village on November 1, where a group of young men had vandalized the natural cave. The group played Kwamucha-bushi and made offered up origami...
November 3, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Due to typhoons numbers 21 and 22, the ferry from the main island of Okinawa was unable to make its delivery to Minamidaito and Kitadaito Villages since October 15.
On November 2, for the first time in 18 days, the ferry arrived...
July 3, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 2, in Naha City, the group Pokinawa (Positive Campaign Okinawa), which aims to overcome differences in opinion through dialogue, held a presentation to discuss plans to prevent crimes by U.S. military in light of the rape and murder of an Okinawan woman by...
April 20, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The very first store of the Sweden-based, globally well-known clothing brand, Hennes & Mauritz, known as H&M, opened in the AEON mall Okinawa Rycom in Kitanakagusuku Village on April 20. More than 1000 people, mostly women, waited for its opening from early...
March 28, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Author Minori Kitahara interviewed by Ami Chibana
The situations in which young women are likely to be pulled into the sex industry and the issue with people being forced to make an appearance in porn – what exactly is in the background of this huge industry...
February 2, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
A new documentary film titled “Targeted Island Kaji kataka” captures the military base issue in Okinawa from residents’ perspectives. This is the third and the latest work of the director Chie Mikami following “The Targeted Village” and “We Shall Overcome...
January 23, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 22, 77-year-old Masumi Okunishi from Haebaru Town spoke about Osprey in front of a full audience at the Ryukyu Center of the East Asian Community Institute (EACI) in Naha. The former Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) pilot made and presented a picture-story...
November 24, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawans are very well-acquainted with goya (bitter gourds), hechima (loofah gourds), handama (Okinawan spinach), and such Okinawan vegetables. However, when foreign people first encounter these, they notice many peculiarities in appearance and taste. Casey...
Webcam(Kokusai Street)