May 13, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
A record rainfall of a magnitude expected once every 50 years hit Yonaguni Island on May 13, which lost its intensity by afternoon, turning into a light shower. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is urging people to stay alert of mudslides triggered by the heavy rainfall.
According to the JMA, the rain clouds responsible for the deluge moved far off the eastern coast by afternoon. Severe rain and flooding alerts issued in the morning were lifted at 2:34...
May 6, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Zamami) On April 28, a “kajimaya” celebration to celebrate 97 years of life and a “michi-june” parade were held in Zamami.
Ume Miyahira, age 96, of Zamami was the protagonist of the kajimaya celebration. She was born on March 14, 1923.
Miyahira...
February 13, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the morning of February 7 off the coast at Atsuta Harbor in Kitanakagusuku Village, a parent and child pair of humpback whales were spotted jumping up from the surface of the water in a behavior known as “breaching.”
A...
February 10, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Iriomote Island, Taketomi) Around 4:00 p.m. on February 9, a rainbow exhibiting all seven colors distinctly appeared in Iriomote Island of Taketomi Town.
Residents and tourists gasped at the rainbow, which rose clearly all...
January 5, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
NAKIJIN—Coming-of-age Day is a national holiday celebrated annually on the second Monday of January.
Since ringing in the new year, municipalities all over Okinawa have hosted coming-of-age ceremonies for those who recently turned, or will...
December 22, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The season for viewing the Southern Cross, a constellation that symbolizes the southern sky, has arrived in Okinawa’s Yaeyama region.
In the early morning on December 20, the first photograph this winter of the Southern Cross was taken...
October 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The 48th annual Naha Giant Tug-of-War took place at the Kumoji intersection on Route 58 on October 7. The event, organized by the Office of the Conservation Society of the Naha Giant Tug-of-War, lead to streets that brimmed with excitement...
August 20, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 19 the traditional Great Tug-of-War of Henoko was held at the Henoko Ground.
The community split into East and West teams for tug-of-war, and the West team won with one victory and one draw.
This event, where Henoko Ward reseidents...
March 18, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On March 16, a group of Nakagusuku Village and Kitanakagusuku Village residents who oppose collecting waste from the U.S. bases visited the Aobaen waste processing facility operated by Nakagusuku Village and Kitanakagusuku...
January 17, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Visitors are thronging to Genka, Nago in Okinawa Prefecture to see the charming white plum blossoms in full bloom along the road in the Ohshittai wetlands area.
The plum trees were planted by local residents. Spectators...
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