New Ishigaki Airport holds opening ceremony
March 2, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On March 2, an opening ceremony was held in the domestic terminal building of the New Ishigaki Airport,...
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Human remains and ornaments found in a burial urn possibly confirm tomb
February 21, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On February 20, a representative of the Kunigami Education Board announced that five or six sets of human remains and some ornaments have been found in the Hedo district of Kunigami in a burial urn in the tomb in which Gihon, a king of the Ryukyu Islands who was the third and last of the Shunten Lineage, is believed to have been buried. Although there are several tombs believed to belong to Gihon in Okinawa, progress in technology means that there is now...
Naha court rejects need for new environmental assessment for Futenma relocation
February 21, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On February 20, the Naha District Court rejected a lawsuit in which 621 plaintiffs claimed that the central government’s approach to the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the relocation of the facilities currently at Futenma to the coastal area of Camp...
Documentary movie about the secret of longevity in Okinawa previewed in Paris
February 18, 2013 Yoko Oshiro, Correspondent of the Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 23, a television documentary movie entitled La Force de l’Age, Power of Age, about the secret to longevity in Okinawa was previewed at a theater in Paris for people involved in the television industry.
Japan ready to ratify Hague Convention Bill
February 16, 2013 Ami Chibana of Ryukyu Shimpo
The Japanese government is working towards early acceptance of the Hague Children’s Convention, which defines the rules for handling of children born to couples in failed international marriages. It is expected that the bill will be submitted...
A large quantity of ordnance found in Itoman
February 25, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On February 24, a volunteer group found a large quantity of ordnance in a shelter in Itoman. There were 861 bullets, five hand-grenades and one artillery round that had been stored there during the Battle of Okinawa.
Seventy four year-old Naha resident...
Spoonbill recovers to return to the wild
February 15, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On February 14, as its caregivers looked on, the black-faced spoonbill that had been receiving medical treatment in an animal hospital in Naha since the end of last year was safely released back to the wild. Its injuries have healed but the bird was becoming...
Brown sugar from Okinawa popular in Shanghai
February 11, 2013 Ryota Kotani, Correspondent of the Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 24 and 25, the Kyushu Okinawa Food Fair was held at the Metro City shopping mall in Shanghai. This event was originally scheduled to be held last October, but was postponed due to the dispute between Japan and China...
Road accidents involving Yambaru kuina hit record high
February 15, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On February 14, the Ministry of the Environment’s Naha Nature Conservation Office announced that in 2012 there were 49 road accidents involving the endangered Yambaru kuina or Okinawa Rail, the highest number since recording began in 1995. For the first time...
Second-generation Okinawan receives Presidential Citizens Medal
February 14, 2013 Hideki Matsudo of Ryukyu Shimpo reports from Washington D.C.
On February 8, the White House announced that 90 year-old second-generation Okinawan Terry Shima from Hawaii has received the Presidential Citizens Medal.
During World War II, Shima joined the U.S. Army 442nd...
Levels of air pollution in Okinawa exceed national environmental standard
February 8, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
Concerned about the effects of air pollution from China, on February 7, the Environmental Preservation Division of the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) released measurements of particles called PM2.5 (that are smaller than 2.5 micrometers) that originate from...
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