April 10, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Naoki Isa
Naha – Between March 9-20, six baby goats were born to the four goats who graze the green space next to Naha Shimin Kyodo Plaza in the Mekaru neighborhood of Naha. The energetic young goats running about or clinging to their parents have charmed the neighborhood.
March 22, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Miho Iwakiri
Nago – On March 13, the Kayo Tabukwa Association, a group made up of residents of the Kayo neighborhood in Nago, planted rice in a neighborhood field for the first time in six years. Approximately 40 people worked up a sweat...
March 16, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takahiro Kina
Kitanakagusuku – On February 22, the Kitanakagusuku Tourism Association held two monitoring tour events at the Nakamura House, which has been designated an important cultural asset in Japan. The events were held one in the...
March 8, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wakana Arakaki
Most people who grow yamaimo (Japanese mountain yam) are men, and the Yamaimo Competition (Yamaimo Subu), a contest in which farmers compete using the weight of their yamaimo, has long been considered a competition between men....
March 1, 2022, Ryukyu Shimpo
By Kotaro Nagamine
Kunigami – On February 28, representatives of Kunigami and Yoron, Kagoshima reenacted the exchange of goods between the two towns that occurred regularly before World War II. The exchange was one event commemorating the...
February 20, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takaya Kinra
The village of Nakagusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, plans to reimburse local wedding and reception costs up to 100,000 yen per couple beginning in fiscal 2022.
The budget will be submitted to the village council’s...
February 11, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Sanemichi Kinjo
On February 10, the Ueda Ugan (rice planting festival) was held at Ukinju Hainju in Hyakuna Tamagusuku in Nanjo, which is said to be the birthplace of rice cultivation in the Ryukyu Islands. The Ueda Ugan is...
January 24, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Naoki Isa
Through January 30, the Naha Giant Tug-of-War Preservation Society is raising funds for the 52nd Naha Tug-of-War event slated for October 9 on the crowdfunding website Makuake. The organization has struggled with the event operation...
January 10, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hirokazu Ohtsubo
Every year, from the end of December until the following April, humpback whales visit the waters of Kerama Islands to breed. During this whale watching season, whales have been spotted one after another in Zamami and Tokashiki...
January 4, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Shinji Sano
On December 17, the East Asian Community Institute held a town meeting in Miyakojima City titled “Contemplating Miyako Island missile deployment and how the current situation in Miyako Island and the Nansei Islands might be...
January 5, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
Cherry blossoms are blooming at Nago Castle Park, a famous cherry blossom spot, and nearly in full bloom at one home in Agarie, Nago City.
The residence has previously won the Sakura Suubu, Agarie’s annual community contest...
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