February 17, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Naoya Oshiro
The algae farm just off the shores of Misaki, Kitanakagusuku, has welcomed peak asa (sea lettuce) season. On February 16, farmers flocked out to sea to harvest the asa they carefully cultivated.
The green crop is collected using a special net pulling machine, a task that will continue through March. Fumio Asato, 80, has cultivated asa for over 15 years; his recommended preparation of the...
February 4, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By John Matsumoto
February 4 marked the start of spring, one of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar. This is when the cold alleviates and spring begins. Due to a weather front on February 3, the Okinawa region had cloudy and rainy weather...
February 2, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Riko Higa
On the February 1 Lunar New Year, many visitors flocked to the Itoman fishing port in Itoman City, Okinawa, to see the tairyo-bata, or fishermen’s flags indicating a big catch. Masahiro Tanaka, 78, and his wife...
January 21, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takaya Kinra
On January 20 in a press conference held online, it was announced that 508 people (from 165 households) will be filing additional actions with the Okinawa branch of the Naha District Court on January 25 as part of the third...
January 19, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Kazuki Furugen
The fifth annual Junkudo New Year Antiquarian Book Fair, an event where antiquarian booksellers gather to show off and market rare books and historical documents, will be held from January 29 through Mar 6 at the Junkudo...
January 21, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takuya Kayo
New cases of COVID-19 are spreading among all age groups, and one group in which cases are surging is pregnant individuals. During the fifth wave of infections between August 1-29 of last year, 162 pregnant individuals contracted...
January 13, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Nakamura
The number of people newly infected with the novel coronavirus on January 12 on U.S. military bases in Okinawa came to 295 people. According to calculations by this newspaper, when calculating the number of newly-infected...
January 14, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takuya Kayo
On January 13, it was revealed that at 90 hospitals in Okinawa Prefecture, including major medical facilities, that accept COVID-19 patients, there are 989 healthcare workers absent from work. Although 648 hospital beds had...
January 4, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Erina Ishii
On January 3, the Shorin Ryu Kyudokan Meihokai Kids Karate School located in Nagata in Ginowan, Okinawa, held their first practice of the new year at Tropical Beach. Approximately 80 students, from four-year-old children to adults,...
December 29, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Erina Ishii
The fourth Kadena noise lawsuit has now become the largest-scale domestic class-action lawsuit with over 35,000 plaintiffs involved. One in two of the 7,752 Kadena Town residents have become plaintiffs in this lawsuit. This is an increase...
December 24, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Manato Akira and Yosuke Anri
On December 23, a representative of the United States Forces Japan (USFJ) revealed to the Ryukyu Shimpo that PCR testing requirements when leaving the United States were lifted in September of this year for...
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