October 12, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Naha City war dead memorial service (the 26th Naguyake Monument memorial, hosted by Naha City and Naha City Council) was held October 10 at the Naguyake Monument in Asahigaoka Park in Wakasa, Naha. The ceremony was attended by 26 people, representatives from Naha City and descendants of those who perished in the air raid. Because of concerns over the spread of COVID-19, the ceremony was smaller in size than usual, similar to the previous...
October 12, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2021, which took place October 10, awarded Sachiko Nakada, 89, star of the movie “NANKURUNAISA” best actress at the festival. Her film also took home the award for best comedy.
Nakada told this paper...
October 7, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hideki Matsudo
Nago – The “Kinjo Riyouten” barbershop in Miyazato, Nago, owned by Kisei Kinjo, finally served its final customer October 1 after 48 years in business. The last person to get their hair cut by Kinjo was his grandson...
October 2, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Chatan – On the day the emergency declaration was lifted on October 1, the number of people that could be seen in the American Village in Mihama, Chatan was sparse. There were some local shopers and tourists, but no where close to the activity seen...
September 29, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Uruma – On the afternoon of September 28, it was reported to police that there was a bull outside of someone’s house in Ishikawa, Uruma. The bull was a 700 kg. fighting bull that is being raised nearby the house in question, and the police...
September 24, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Prefecture and the Ministry of the Environment engaged in joint patrols of Yambaru forest on September 22 and 23 to prevent future poaching and theft of the rare and valuable wildlife species that live in the northern region of Okinawa’s...
September 22, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 19 around 3:20 p.m. off the coast of Matsuda in Ginoza, a 110 call came in saying “I got stuck in a mudflat in my car, and I can’t get it out.” The car was an American-made convertible rental car with the top down. While trying...
September 19, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
“There is a large turtle crossing national route 330.” At around 2:45 p.m. on September 16, a number of reports like this started coming into the Ginowan Police Station. The turtle crossing the road was a 70-centimeter-long African spurred...
September 13, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Bora Environmental Protection Committee (BEPC, Kaname Sunagawa, president), made of up of the residents in Bora Gusukube in Miyakojima, and the Miyakojima Fishery Collaboration Association (Hirotsugu Kuriyama, president) demanded Miyakojima City investigate...
September 10, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki held a conference at the Okinawa Prefectural Office September 9, where he announced Okinawa’s policy measures for dealing with the COVID-19 state of emergency, which was extended to the end of September. Tamaki explained...
August 30, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawaya installed giant Shisa statues that reach over three meters in height in front of their flagship store on Kokusai-dori in Makishi, Naha, delighting both Okinawans and tourists who visit the street.
Each statue weighs 300 kilograms...
Webcam(Kokusai Street)