November 19, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
Former Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga, who won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, held on November 16, made an appearance in front of the Camp Schwab gate in the Henoko district of Nago on November 19. It was Onaga’s first visit to Henoko since his win in the gubernatorial election. Speaking to citizens who continue to stage a sit-in protest in front of the gate, Onaga once again promised that as new Okinawa governor he would continue to oppose the plan...
November 12, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
At a busy intersection on National Route 58 in Urasoe, a kitten about 20 centimeters long was saved by firefighters after getting stuck under a mini-van at a red light. The incident occurred at Jitchaku intersection on November 11.
Hideo Akamine, who...
November 15, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 14, at Teima fishing port, Nago, a citizen group held a launching ceremony for a new ship, which they will use to protest against a landfill project being carried out to build a replacement facility for the U.S. Futenma base. The ship has capacity...
November 1, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 29, an eight-year-old police dog Daniel and assistant police inspector Atsushi Urasaki were awarded by Naha Police Station. Daniel and his partner found a boy who went missing at the southern part of Okinawa Main Island on October 2. Naha Police received...
November 10, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 9, the 102nd All Okinawa Togyu (Bullfighting) Autumn Tournament was held, sponsored jointly by the Okinawa Prefectural Bullfighting Federation and the Ryukyu Shimpo Co., at the Ishikawa Multipurpose Dome in Uruma City.
Twenty-four bulls competed...
November 7, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 30, a marine barricaded himself with a rifle in housing area of Camp Lester in Chatan, setting off a standoff with military police. There is a high possibility the marine moved in the civilian district outside of the base, carrying an M-16 rifle.
Marine...
November 6, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
A traditional full moon celebration took place on November 5. The full moon, or so-called “miracle moon,” was seen for the first time in 171 years.
It was the third time a lunar event has taken place this year. The celebration of the full moon traditionally...
November 3, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau held the Miss Okinawa Contest 2015 in the theater building at the Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan on November 2. The contest awarded prizes to winners in three separate categories: 25-year-old Ayami Machida won...
November 6, 2014 Ryota Shimabukuro of Ryukyu Shimpo
Democrat David Ige defeated Republican James Aiona and Independent Mufi Hannemann in Hawaii’s gubernatorial race on November 4.
Ige, an electrical engineer and state senator, is third generation Okinawan American. This is the...
November 1, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 29, the Ramsar Convention Secretariat submitted a document to the Ministry of the Environment stating that the government should take action based on the environmental impact assessment for the Oura Bay and offshore Henoko, Nago. This area is the site...
October 28, 2014 Ryota Shimabukuro of Ryukyu Shimpo reports from New Jersey
On October 26, at Fort Lee Public Library in New Jersey, the United States, a documentary film titled The Target Village directed by Chie Mikami and produced by QAB （Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting) was screened....
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