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Naha Airport to partially reopen international travel routes in June, lifting a two-year tourism restriction

Naha Airport to partially reopen international travel routes in June, lifting a two-year tourism restriction

May 27, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Yosuke Anri

 

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on May 26 that Naha Airport’s international travel routes, which have been suspended in full since March of 2020, would reopen sometime in mid-June. As part of the easing of border control measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is adding Naha and New Chitose Airports to the existing list of five airports such as Haneda that meet the...

 

“Towards a peaceful and abundant Okinawa,” Governor Tamaki does not refer to Henoko in address for the 50th anniversary of the reversion of Okinawa to Japanese control

“Towards a peaceful and abundant Okinawa,” Governor Tamaki does not refer to Henoko in address for the 50th anniversary of the reversion of Okinawa to Japanese control

May 16, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Teppei Ikeda

 

On May 15, which marks the 50th anniversary of when Okinawa was reverted to Japanese control in 1972, Okinawa Prefecture and the central Japanese government co-hosted the “50th Anniversary of the Okinawa Reversion Ceremony,”...

Okinawa’s military presence still exceeds Japan’s—Interview with Gov. Tamaki on reversion: economy “halfway there”

Okinawa’s military presence still exceeds Japan’s—Interview with Gov. Tamaki on reversion: economy “halfway there”

May 10, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Masakazu Umeda

 

 

On May 9, Governor Denny Tamaki gave a joint media interview at the Okinawa Prefectural Office to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan. He remarked that while Okinawa accounts for 0.6%...

Okinawa Prefectural Assembly Approves Written Opinion on 50th Anniversary of Okinawa’s Reversion

Okinawa Prefectural Assembly Approves Written Opinion on 50th Anniversary of Okinawa’s Reversion

May 13, 2022  Ryukyu Shimpo

 

On the morning of May 13, the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly held a special session and unanimously approved a proposed written opinion and resolution related to the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan. The written opinion coincides with...

Okinawa Coca Cola Bottling to issue special retro-design can to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reversion

Okinawa Coca Cola Bottling to issue special retro-design can to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reversion

May 11, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Eriko Tamaki

 

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Okinawa reverting to Japanese control, Okinawa Coca Cola Bottling (Urasoe, Yoshihiko Koyama, CEO), the company announced the re-release of a 50-year-old label for a special retro-design can....

In joint survey conducted by the Ryukyu Shimpo and Mainichi Shimbun, 61% of Okinawans think the concentration of bases in Okinawa “unfair,” while only 40% of people nationwide agree

In joint survey conducted by the Ryukyu Shimpo and Mainichi Shimbun, 61% of Okinawans think the concentration of bases in Okinawa “unfair,” while only 40% of people nationwide agree

May 10, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Teppei Ikeda

 

As the 50th anniversary of the reversion of Okinawa to Japan approaches, the Ryukyu Shimpo conducted a public opinion poll in collaboration with Mainichi Shimbun, which asked respondents in both Okinawa and throughout Japan their...

Prefectural convention to remove bases from Okinawa held as 50th anniversary of reversion approaches

Prefectural convention to remove bases from Okinawa held as 50th anniversary of reversion approaches

May 1, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Masatoshi Omine

 

With the 50th anniversary of the reversion of Okinawa to Japan approaching, the “Reversion 50th anniversary online citizens’ convention for a base-free and abundant Okinawa proud of peace – is the Yara proposal being realized?”...

Remembering History and Bonds of Friendship, Okinawa and Yoron Meet at Sea 70 Years After the Day of Insult (Video Included)

Remembering History and Bonds of Friendship, Okinawa and Yoron Meet at Sea 70 Years After the Day of Insult (Video Included)

April 29, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

Kunigami and Yoron – April 28 marked 70 years since the Treaty of San Francisco came into effect in 1952, separating Okinawa and the Amami Islands from Japan and placing Okinawa under the governance of the United States until reversion in 1972. On...

On 70th anniversary of Japan-U.S. Peace Treaty, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki asks for increased cooperation from Japan and the U.S., reduction of military bases

On 70th anniversary of Japan-U.S. Peace Treaty, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki asks for increased cooperation from Japan and the U.S., reduction of military bases

April 28, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Teppei Ikeda

 

Governor Denny Tamaki addressed the press on April 27, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Treaty of San Francisco (the peace treaty between the U.S. and Japan) coming into effect on April 28, 1952, where he stated his...

Governor explains OPG did not address rape by US Marine late last year “For the sake of protecting the privacy of the victim”

Governor explains OPG did not address rape by US Marine late last year

April 20, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Teppei Ikeda

 

On April 19, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki issued a comment about the prosecution of a U.S. Marine lance corporal for raping a woman, resulting in her bodily injury. Governor Tamaki clarified that the incident occurred in October...

Okinawan citizens’ convention marking the 50th anniversary of the reversion moves online, welcomes Okinawan author Yuuki Organic as joint representative

Okinawan citizens’ convention marking the 50th anniversary of the reversion moves online, welcomes Okinawan author Yuuki Organic as joint representative

April 21, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Masatoshi Omine

 

The executive committee board of governors for the “50-year reversion anniversary Okinawa citizens convention for a prosperous Okinawa proud of peace and free of military bases,” and event planned in large part by the...