January 20, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 19, a symposium titled “The East Asia Situation and Okinawa”, organized by the East Asia Community Institute’s Ryukyu/Okinawa Center, was held at the Ryukyu Shimpo gallery in Izumizaki,...
January 22, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
At a cabinet meeting on January 22 the Japanese government agreed to nominate a candidate site comprised of Amami Oshima, Tokuno Island, a northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (hereafter referred to as...
January 17, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yuri Shimizu
On January 16, it came to the Ryukyu Shimpo’s attention that on March 1 the Ministry of Defense’s Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) plans to begin construction of a Ground Self-Defense Forces (GSDF) post in Ishigaki City, Okinawa, as part...
January 18, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo – The Japanese government held the liaison conference for the governing body for the Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage on January 17, where the confirmed that they would once again nominate, “Amami Oshima, Tokunoshima,...
January 15, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
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January 14, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Last month in advance of municipal assemblies voting on the supplementary budget for holding a prefectural referendum lawyer and Lower House member Masahisa Miyazaki (LDP) held a study meeting for members of these assemblies.
The...
January 13, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
The “Life is a treasure! The Ryukyu right of self-determination organization,” a group that is supporting the organization that filed a lawsuit over the return of the remains of people related to the first Sho Dynasty (Ryukoku University Professor...
January 9, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Washington Special Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha
“We are uchinanchu and we don’t give up.” “Base construction is destroying the ecosystem and environment.” “The U.S. is also a concerned party.”
Such...
January 9, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
On the morning of January 9, the Okinawa Defense Bureau continued depositing sand into the land reclamation area as part of construction of the Futenma Replacement Facility in Henoko, Nago City.
Approximately...
January 5, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chikako Maemori
January 6, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 5 citizens gathered in front of the gates to Camp Schwab to protest construction of the Futenma Replacement Facility in Henoko. Customarily, on the first Saturday of the New Year Okinawans come together for a large protest action there. This year about...
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