April 8, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Teppei Ikeda
Okinawa governor Denny Tamaki held a press conference the evening of April 7, where he indicated that the prefecture is once again at a heightened sense of risk with daily new cases of COVID-19 in Okinawa had surpassed 1,000 per day, stating “We must recognize that we have already entered into a seventh wave.” He stated that if they are unable to halt the spread, they would need to enact semi-state of emergency COVID-19...
April 1, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Kotaro Nagamine
Nago – On March 30, “Omoro Soshi, Part 1”, the first volume in the 35-volume Compendium of Ryukyu Literature (Ryukyu Bungaku Taikei), was released by Meio University in Nago. Work to edit and...
March 25, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Shohei Tsukazaki and Hideki Matsudo
On March 22, two helicopters, which were recognized as U.S. military aircraft, were used for suspension training and the like in Nago Bay, Nago City, and on March 24, the U.S. Navy was recognized as the...
March 20, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Masanao Chinen
The “No More Okinawan War, Life is a Treasure” committee, which aims to prevent Okinawa from again becoming a stage for warfare, held their inaugural meeting on March 19 at the Okinawa City Civic Center. The group is aligned...
March 14, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Teppei Ikeda
In a pre-event for the “7th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival,” which is scheduled to start October 30, Kira Beckford from the Okinawa Kai of Washington DC was given an award of excellence in a drawing contest held by Okinawa...
March 11, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
Ryota Shimabukuro
On March 10, the Okinawa branch of the Naha District Court handed down its decision in the “second Futenma lawsuit”, in which 3,193 residents of the area surrounding Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma claim...
March 11, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chikako Maemori
March 11 marks the 11th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident that devastated Japan’s Tohoku Region. Approximately 38,000 diasporas (as of February...
March 4, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yosuke Anri
Tokyo – Japan’s cabinet office announced March 3 that they would be proceeding with the introduction of crime prevention duties for taxis in Okinawa as part of the “Okinawa Regional Safety Patrol Corps” (often referred...
March 4, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Miho Iwakiri
Due to an inspection of the tap water conducted in Kin Town in February, it came to light on March 3 that a level of 59 nanograms per liter (ng/L) of harmful organic fluorine compounds known as PFAS, a level exceeding the national...
February 25, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
The news that Russia began its attack on Ukraine broke on February 24, instantly sending the world, including Okinawa, into a frenzy. The question on everyone’s lips is, “Will this plunge us into a time of war?” Okinawan citizens are concerned...
February 18, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Sanemichi Kinjo
Kudaka Island, Nanjo – COVID-19 cases are increasing among the 220-person population of Kudaka Island in Chinen, Nanjo. According to a town representative, there were six new positive cases on the island on February 16,...
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