May 30, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Northern Okinawa) There are frequent occurrences of traffic accidents involving the Yambaru Kuina, a Natural Monument of Japan. On May 29, the Okinawa Amami Natural Environment Office announced that 11 such traffic accidents have been confirmed from January 1 to May 20, with 10 Yambaru Kuina being killed. It said that there may be increased cases of parent birds and chicks running onto the road in May and June, when the parents are raising their...
May 31, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Nakamura
It was discovered May 30 that when the U.S. sent out $1,400 checks to U.S. citizens as part of their COVID-19 economic stimulus package, some checks were also mistakenly sent out to elderly Okinawans who collect social security from the U.S....
May 27, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hideaki Yoneda
Coral spawning was observed on the night of May 26 at Aharen Beach in Tokashiki Village. Takashi Matsuda, 49, of the local diving shop Relax Island Tokashiki caught photographs of the spawning. There was a total lunar eclipse...
May 14, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 13, the members of ZHAP (the ZENKO Henoko Project) held an interview at the Okinawa Prefectural Office’s press club, and, with cooperation from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) which has influence with the Democratic Party and the...
May 14, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 11 and 12, aircraft including the MV-22 Osprey, a vertical takeoff and landing transport aircraft, took off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma after 10 p.m.–a violation of the Noise Prevention Agreement, a measure to control aircraft...
May 12, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 11, the day after Amami, Okinawa was recommended for inscription as a World Natural Heritage Site, yambaru-kuina (Okinawa rail), a Natural Monument of Japan, were spotted in Kunigami.
The pair of yambaru-kuina poked their...
May 4, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On April 30, the prefectural government’s Culture, Tourism, and Sports Department announced the 2020 survey results on the familiarity of shimakutuba (the Okinawan language) among locals. Approximately 80% of respondents said they feel close to or have...
May 6, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 5, a loggerhead sea turtle was discovered on the shore in Kyan in Itoman. The turtle was found stuck on the rocks after laying her eggs. Approximately 20 people, including locals, the Turtle Hermit, who loves turtles, police, and aquarium employees,...
May 5, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 4, the US miltary conducted parachute drop training over the water in Tsuken Jima Training Area in Uruma City, Okinawa. This is the sixth time this year that training was conducted in this water training area. Starting at just past 10:10 a.m.,...
May 4, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 3, Constitution Day, the 2021 Constitution Symposium (Okinawa Constitution Dissemination Association, Okinawa Human Rights Association, Japan Scientists’ Association Okinawa Branch) was held at the Ryukyu Shimpo Hall in Izumizaki,...
April 29, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
April 28 marked 69 years since the Treaty of San Francisco of 1952, which separated Okinawa from Japan, came into effect. On this day, the Okinawa Peace Movement Center held an April 28 Day of Humiliation demonstration at the Kenmin Hiroba Plaza in...
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