December 13, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
As the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Koza Riot on December 20 approaches, the Okinawa Asia International Peace Art Project 2020 Steering Committee and the Ryukyu Shimpo held a “Symposium for Asking Questions on the 50th Anniversary of the Koza Riot” on December 13 at the Ryukyu Shimpo Hall in Izumizaki, Naha. Speakers Masaie Ishihara (Okinawa International University professor emeritus), Shoko Oshiro (Okinawa International University part-time...
November 4, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Six dojos in Shuri, Naha gathered November 3 at the Sakiyama Park in Sakiyama, Shuri, where around seventy participants performed kata in a votive martial arts demonstration praying for the reconstruction of the recently burned down Shuri Castle.
The castle...
April 4, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On February 26, the USFJ Okinawa Area Coordinator Lt. Gen. Eric Smith greatly loosened the restrictions of the Liberty Policy, which regulates the activities of U.S. troops when they are off-duty. Local residents of municipalities in the central part of Okinawa Island,...
March 28, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ayako Sakaguchi
Before Camp Schwab was completed there was a large pine tree on Cape Henoko. Takenobu Shimabukuro, 82, who loves photography, has been capturing photographs of his hometown since he was in his 20’s.
His albums are full of old...
May 31, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
U.S. F-22 Raptor stealth fighters were first deployed to Okinawa in 2007, and have again been temporarily deployed to Kadena Air Base. Following deployment, the number of noise occurrences in neighboring municipalities doubled, and complaints from residents increased...
June 5, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Chie Tome reports from Hawaii
On June 4 local time, at Jikoen Hongwanji in Honolulu, a memorial service was held to mourn 12 Okinawan POWs who died in Hawaii. The 12 were among many Okinawans who were held as prisoners of war in the Battle of Okinawa and transferred...
March 27, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On March 26, 2017, 72 years after the “group self-determination” (compulsory group suicides) took place on Zamami Island during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, villagers visited the Heiwa-no-To peace memorial and joined their hands in prayer.
March 8, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On March 8, 66-year-old Hiroshi Inaba, who has been active in the protest against construction of the new base in Henoko, Nago, which is part of the relocation of the U.S. Futenma airfield in Ginowan, was released after being detained in the Naha Detention Center...
March 4, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Henoko New base construction Sanshin Day
On the morning of March 4, Sanshin Day, an Okinawan musical instrument concert was held in front of gate of Camp Schwab at Henoko, Nago, where citizen groups have been staging a sit-in-protest against construction...
February 19, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the morning of February 18, in Oura Bay, Nago, citizens protesting against new base construction associated with relocation of the U.S. Futenma airfield in Ginowan to Henoko, held a parade on the water using 10 ships and 22 canoes.
The parade on Oura...
January 18, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Japan’s Public Security Intelligence Agency claimed in its latest report that China was moving to deepen its ties with Ryukyu (Okinawa) independence groups through academic exchanges, and that it could be a strategy to divide Japan by promoting favorable...
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