December 14, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
December 14 will mark the third anniversary since the Japanese government started land reclamation along the coast of Henoko, part of the construction involved for relocating MCAS Futenma to new facilities in Henoko, Nago. To mark the anniversary, All Okinawa, an organization comprising political parties and citizen’s groups that oppose new base construction, assembled at the gates of Camp Schwab and on the water on the Henoko coast to stage...
December 2, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Shinji Sano
Miyakojima – The Miyakojima Fishery Cooperative disclosed December 1 that around 1.4 million kuruma shrimp being raised in an aquaculture farm in the Miyakojima fishing port were almost entirely wiped out by penaeid acute...
November 29, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takeshi Kishimoto
Okinawa – Masayuki Yogi, 47, who creates “Ryukyu Illustrations” depicting images of southern Japan using a computer, is approaching his fifth year at the Soranoe art gallery and workshop on Palmyra Street in Okinawa...
November 22, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The “33rd Tada Yoko Anti-Authority Human Rights Award,” which is bestowed on individuals and organizations for battling political authorities and protecting human rights, was awarded to the “Helipad opposition maritime team,” who have been...
November 15, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Motobu – A crowd of people gathered November 14 at Shinzato Fishing Port in Motobu, where a large amount of pumice stone has floated into the harbor, and got to work helping with the effort to remove it. The crowd was rallied by Okinawa resident...
November 15, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) transported surface-to-air and surface-to-ship missiles November 14 from the Miyakojima Garrison over the water to the Bora Training Grounds. Under occasional heavy rain, Miyakojima residents rushed to Hirara Port and...
November 12, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hideki Matsudo
Nago – The Carolina Cup, part of the Association of Paddlesurf Professionals (APP) 2021 world tour, took place November 6 and 7 in North Carolina. At the competition, 15-year-old Shuri Araki, a ninth-grader at Ryokufu...
November 4, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Motobu – Along the coast in Shinzato, Motobu, as of November 3 the buildup of floating pumice has become so severe that you can no longer see the original coastline. Pumice could be seen floating ashore on the beach as early as October 17. Since...
October 29, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Uruma; Nanjo – The large amounts of pumice stone floating in the waters around Okinawa are continuing to cause damage throughout the prefecture. It has caused a hindrance to the prefecture’s aquaculture of mozuku, an edible seaweed, and it was...
October 20, 2021 Yoshiki Nagahama
Kitanakagusuku – Gripping a metal pole with both hands and suspending his body horizontally like a “human carp flag,” Miki Nakamasu, 30, from Kitanakagusuku set a new Guinness World Record by holding the position for 36 seconds long. Nakamasu...
October 17, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
October 17 is Okinawa Soba Day. At the Gabusoka Shokudo Honten in Gabusoka, Nago, which opened 55 years ago, the person standing in the kitchen is none other than its founder Genji Kinjo, 92.
“Nothing makes me happier than to be told ‘that...
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