May 14, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
After a huge rainstorm the day before caused by a rainy season front, Okinawa Island was enclosed in an anticyclone and enjoyed a sunny break in the rain on May 13. Even Ishigaki Island, which experienced record rainfall, was mostly sunny. In Ishigaki City a high of 29.6 degrees Celsius was recorded.
At Shikiya Fishing Port in Chinen, Nanjo, people were out harvesting mozuku (edible brown algae) during the break in the...
January 21, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hiroko Sato, Style Editor
A shining cloud racing through the sky like a phoenix.
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched their small-engine Epsilon-3 rocket January 18.
A fantasy-like video of the launch...
June 7, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Maki Nagamine
A shortage of Ryukyu indigo, the dye favored for a number of traditional Okinawan dyeing techniques such as bashofu, miyakojofu, and Ryukyu-kasuri has cast a shadow over Okinawa’s artisan community. This is due to factors such as salt damage...
May 4, 2017 by Ryukyu Shimpo
Nago – The Wedding Anniversary Party executive committee is planning on holding an annual celebration for people who couples who get married on October 30, to raise awareness for World Uchinanchu Day, which takes places the same day. The co-leaders for the event...
January 10, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Masatoshi Inafuku
Model Yoko Matsushima, who is originally from Shuri, Naha City, Okinawa and is now a model based in Tokyo and appears in fashion magazines, TV commercials, and cosmetics company catalogues, also produces tofuyo in Okinawa. Matsushima’s...
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