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Learning about a history fraught with hardship: public conference on Hansen’s disease held

Learning about a history fraught with hardship: public conference on Hansen’s disease held

May 21, 2011, Ryukyu Shimpo

Designed to foster a greater understanding of Hansen’s disease and to help eliminate prejudice and discrimination against those afflicted by it, “The 7th General and Exchange Gathering of Public Conference on Hansen’s Disease in Nago, Miyako Island,” was held at the National Sanatorium Miyako Nanseien, in Miyakojima City in the afternoon of May 20. This was the first time that this meeting has been held in Okinawa.
At the exchange gathering, held...

 

Looking forward to how the land will look after the return of the U.S. bases

Looking forward to how the land will look after the return of the U.S. bases

May 21, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo

“Painting contest 2010, Dreaming of the land after the return of the U.S. bases,” an exhibition of the winning entries, commenced at the Prefectural Gallery of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum on May 20.

Governor of Okinawa Hirokazu Nakaima...

Pula-kun, popular Yuru-Chara of Ginten Street Shopping Mall

Pula-kun, popular Yuru-Chara of Ginten Street Shopping Mall

May 27, 2011 by Ryota Shimabukuro of Ryukyu Shimpo

Pula-kun, a character representing tempura (seafood and vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried), a specialty dish in the Ginten Street Shopping Mall in Okinawa City, has been gaining popularity.
On Twitter, more than 1300 people now...

One thousand three hundred school bags for children in stricken areas

One thousand three hundred school bags for children in stricken areas

May 18, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo

Students of Kouyou Elementary School in Itoman City have been calling for people to donate school bags to give to children living in areas stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake and in war-torn Afghanistan. They have collected a total of 1300 bags.
Impressed...

OKINESIA promotes a new brand of scent called Kabuchii

OKINESIA promotes a new brand of scent called Kabuchii

May 14, 2011 by Yoko Oshiro, correspondent of the Ryukyu Shimpo

Yukitaka Kinjo, president of OKINESIA Inc. (Naha City), a company specializing in the production and distribution of foods and houseware products utilizing materials unique to Okinawa, visited France to promote a new product called...

Fishing boat Tonan Maru flying no national flag, seized in Taiwan

Fishing boat Tonan Maru flying no national flag, seized in Taiwan

May 15, 2011 Sadaharu Shimabukuro of the Ryukyu Shimpo

Ships that navigate the high seas are officially required to display a national flag, but under the U.S. military administration, until 1967, ships from Okinawa were not permitted to hoist either a Japanese or American flag. This led to...

Ryukyu Dynasty musical revived on stage

Ryukyu Dynasty musical revived on stage

May 16, 2011

The kumiodori traditional Okinawan musical of the Ryukyu Dynasty, “The World of Ukwanshin Woudui Chushin Migawari no Maki,” was performed at the National Theatre Okinawa on May 15. The performance was part of a special research project to commemorate the day...

Protest rally marks the 30th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan

Protest rally marks the 30th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan

May 18, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo

A peace march was staged on May 15, 2011, the date marking the 30th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japanese sovereignty. After the march, the participants held a protest rally demanding the “Protection of Peace and Daily Life in Okinawa” (hosted by the 5-15...

Okinawa rail threatened by increase in mongoose numbers

Okinawa rail threatened by increase in mongoose numbers

May 16, 2011 by Katsuyoshi Oshiro, correspondent of the Ryukyu Shimpo

The Yambaru Wildlife Center in Kunigami Village held the local briefing session on the wildlife in the Yambaru that had been announced at the 58th National Convention of Ecological Society of Japan held in Sapporo, Hokkaido...

Raising money for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake

Raising money for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake

May 10, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo

To raise money for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake, 15 year-old Bryce Tomo Wedig and his sister 14 year-old Hannah Marie Wedig, who live in Indiana, ran a stall at their Haru-matsuri (spring festival), held in Earlham College in Richmond, raising...

Tokyo couple pledge their eternal devotion to each other at World Heritage castle

Tokyo couple pledge their eternal devotion to each other at World Heritage castle

May 11, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo

On April 30, dressed in the traditional costume of the Ryukyu Dynasty, Takahiro and Aiko Akiba, both of Tokyo, held their marriage ceremony at the World Heritage site Nakijin Castle. The newly-weds exchanged wedding vows in front of family members and tourists in...