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Six baby goats in Naha charm a neighborhood

Six baby goats in Naha charm a neighborhood

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.

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In Nago, Kayo Tabukwa Association plants rice in field that has been unused for six years

In Nago, Kayo Tabukwa Association plants rice in field that has been unused for six years

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...

Tour at Nakamura House Recreates Hospitality of Ryukyu Royal Family Gourmet

Tour at Nakamura House Recreates Hospitality of Ryukyu Royal Family Gourmet

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...

First woman wins Yamaimo Competition with 170-kilogram yamaimo

First woman wins Yamaimo Competition with 170-kilogram yamaimo

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....

Kunigami and Yoron Reenact Exchange of Goods to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Okinawa’s Reversion

Kunigami and Yoron Reenact Exchange of Goods to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Okinawa’s Reversion

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...

Nakagusuku to subsidize weddings starting 2022 inclusive of LGBTQ and common-law unions

Nakagusuku to subsidize weddings starting 2022 inclusive of LGBTQ and common-law unions

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...

(Video Included) Ueda Ugan Performed at Ukinju Hainju to Pray for Health and Abundant Harvest

(Video Included) Ueda Ugan Performed at Ukinju Hainju to Pray for Health and Abundant Harvest

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...

Crowdfunding for annual Naha tug-of-war underway as Covid pose financial challenges

Crowdfunding for annual Naha tug-of-war underway as Covid pose financial challenges

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...

Family of humpback whales hang around Zamami as whale-watching season arrives

Family of humpback whales hang around Zamami as whale-watching season arrives

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...

Hatoyama says strengthening of SDF presence in Nansei Islands is based on “antiquated ideas”

Hatoyama says strengthening of SDF presence in Nansei Islands is based on “antiquated ideas”

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...

Pink cherry blossoms bloom against blue sky in Nago ahead of Sakura Suubu contest

Pink cherry blossoms bloom against blue sky in Nago ahead of Sakura Suubu contest

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...