December 10, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
Paralympian athlete Hirokazu Ueyonabaru, 43, was awarded the grand prize in the 19th Okinawa Colony Award on December 9. The award ceremony was held at the Naha Terrace Hotel in Naha. The award is given to physically disabled people and groups of people, who have contributed to self-reliant activities in social, economic, cultural and various other fields.
Ueyonabaru is engaged in efforts to grow and expand parasports, and he plays an active part...
December 16, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 16, the Okinawa City Council unanimously adopted a protest resolution and opinion letter over a hit-and -run incident involving a U.S. military officer. The incident occurred at Misato, Okinawa City, on December 4, and a U.S Marine Major is under...
December 10, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 9, U.S. forces in Japan eased its ‘liberty policy’, the code of conduct for the U.S. service members and civilian employees in Okinawa. The new regulation allows them to stay out and drink somewhat freely during off-duty hours. The U.S. military...
December 11, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
A 67-year-old-man who had been riding a mini-bike on Prefectural Road 75 in Okinawa City was found lying unconscious on the road after a hit and run on December 4. The man was taken to a hospital where he remains in serious condition. The Okinawa Prefectural...
December 7, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum held a symposium “Okinawa reflected in the eyes of second-generation Japanese-American Uchinanchu during and after the war” in Itoman on February 6. Takejiro Higa, 91, who served in the Battle of Okinawa...
December 4, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
Citizens of a sit-in protest in front of the gate of U.S. Marine Camp Schwab marked 150 days since the sit-in began on December 3. They started this action against the construction of a new U.S. air base in Henoko, Nago on July 7. According to calculations...
December 5, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima could possibly approve an application submitted by the Okinawa Defense Bureau to change the method used for landfill in Henoko, Nago, where a new U.S. Marine air base is planned to replace the Futenma base in Ginowan. On December...
December 4, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the morning of December 4, damage was caused by a wind gust in Tomigusuku and Uruma. No human damage was reported.
According to the Tomigusuku Police Station, strong winds have bent more than 20 pillars at Seaside Golf Club in the Yone district of Tomigusuku.
The...
November 26, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 25, 17 Non-Government Organisations focused on the environment, human rights, and peace, released a joint statement against the construction of a new, replacement military facility in Henoko. The statement refers to the Ramsar Convention, asking for...
November 29, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 28, the Okinawa Police Station arrested a 30-year old first class-ranking staff sergeant, who is based at Kadena Air Base, on suspicion of trespassing. According to the police station, the suspect entered a room on the second floor of an apartment...
November 26, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the evening of November 25, a green flash phenomenon, in which the sun shines green at sunset, was confirmed to have been sighted in Okinawa. Akihiro Noda, a 37-year-old company employee, managed to take a picture of the moment when the sun flashed green....
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