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 first time that an Okinawan American has become the U.S. governor. Ige will take over office in January 2015.
Ige’s grandparents were from Nishihara Town. Ige became a state representative...
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....
November 3, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
A huge marine algae community up to 7.4 meters tall was found in coral reefs in the reclamation area of Oura Bay in Nago. The U.S. and Japanese governments plan to build a new base in the area to replace U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
A diving team...
November 3, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 2, the Ocean Expo Park Management Center announced that Fuji, the female bottlenose dolphin which was fitted with an artificial tail fin, died November 1 of infectious hepatitis.
Fuji was estimated to be around 45 years old. She was the second...
November 3, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 2, a Ryukyu Dynasty picture scroll procession was held at Kokusai Street in Naha. About 800 people who dressed in the clothes of King and Queen, vassals and Chinese envoys called Sapposhi during the Ryukyu Kingdom, marched, reviving a magnificent...
October 29, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 28, at Takae Elementary and Junior High School in Higashi, a dead Okinawa woodpecker or Noguchigera designated as a special national treasure was found. This bird presumably bumped into a window and died. Four dead Okinawa woodpeckers, including...
October 25, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Ryukyuan Heritage Language Society held the 18th Foundation of Endangered Languages Symposium this September. On October 24, the society wrote up a declaration for the symposium. The organization suggested that Okinawa should adopt Ryukyuan languages or Shimakutuba...
October 24, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education has recommended that the Okinawa Defense Bureau consult the Nago City Board of Education with regards to the conduct of the preliminary investigation and handling of five pieces of cultural artefacts found inside...
October 27, 2014 Kyoko Ishii of Ryukyu Shimpo
Out of 61 barrels unearthed at a soccer ground on land returned by the U.S. military in Okinawa City, 18 of them contained fouling material with a concentration of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD) at 50 percent. This level of toxicity in...
October 21, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
During flight training on October 14, an F-15 fighter jet belonging to U.S. Air Force Kadena Base lost one of the engine parts, weighing 399 grams and 12.7 cm x 30.48 cm in diameter . According to the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG), it is not yet known...
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