July 18, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
Ishigaki – Fishermen from Ishigaki engaged on a two-day shark hunt on July 13 and 14 in the ocean around Ishigaki island. Over the course of the two days, they caught a total of 145 sharks, including species such as tiger sharks, silvertip sharks, and tawny nurse sharks.
On July 14 the captured sharks were unloaded one-by-one at Ishigaki harbor, including the largest, a 358 kilogram, 367 centimeter-long tiger shark. Local nursery school children and...
July 8, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
On Miyagi Island in Uruma City in Okinawa, the egg-laying season for crabs is approaching.
On July 6 under a full moon, a scene can be seen of countless crabs crossing the street, headed in the direction of the moonlight, and arriving at the edge of the water...
June 26 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yosuke Anri
Sueko Urasaki, 82, who came forward as the “trembling girl” in an image from the Battle of Okinawa, was, according to sources contacted on June 25, visited by a man who made accusatory remarks doubting her story. Urasaki has been avoiding...
June 22, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
Ishigaki – The Ishigaki City Council (Hideyuki Taira, president) passed a resolution to rename an area under the city’s authority that contains the Senkaku Islands from “Tonoshiro” to Tonoshiro Senkaku” by majority vote during their final...
June 14, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the Janabishi coral reef, around one kilometer from the Ginowan Marina in Ginowan, the table coral and midori-ishi coral in the reef were seen releasing all of their eggs at once at around 10:20 p.m. on June 10. Toru Higaonna, 47, who runs a diving shop in Naha,...
June 5, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
June 5 was boshu (Grain in Ear), one of the 24 points on the traditional East Asian solar calendar. It marks the time of the year to sow grains such as rice and wheat. On June 4, a high-pressure system and sunny weather not often seen in the rainy season came to Okinawa.
Of...
May 27, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Daitetsu Teruya and Sanenori Kinjo
Nanbu – Chrysanthemum farmers, who were already facing a harsh business environment due to low prices in recent years, have taken a major hit due to the effects of the coronavirus. With the declaration of...
May 21, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Shinji Sano
Miyakojima – Every morning, at the same time with the same music, the garbage collection truck races around town. While most of society has stopped working or is working remotely due to the spread of COVID-19, sanitation workers have continued...
May 7, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
Ishigaki – In order to cheer up the children whose school has been closed due to the spread of the coronavirus, the teachers at Ohama Elementary school in Ishigaki (Takashi Urasaki, principal) wrote out a message using flower boxes that said, “Beat the coronavirus...
April 29, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
A shisa statue standing at the side entrance of the Okinawa Prefectural Office on Kokusaidori in Naha could be seen wearing a cloth mask through April 28. The mask was placed there by Mari Ishikawa from Okinawa Ryusoen, a nearby store that makes and sells Kariyushi...
April 21, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Special Correspondent Yukito Kinjo
Iejima – In Ie village, where wheat production in Okinawa thrives, the color of gold has spread throughout the wheat fields, and farmers begun harvesting their crop, starting at the end of March onwards. On sunny days,...
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