June 24, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
A ceremony to mark the 69th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa was held at the Peace Memorial Park, Mabuni in Itoman on June 23. The participants prayed for over 200,000 victims of the war and reaffirmed their commitment to lasting world peace.
The services were held at war memorials all around Okinawa, and attended by many Okinawan people who prayed for the victims of the war.
Following Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima’s approval...
June 16, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa International University Professor Shinobu Yoshihama held a lecture to mark the 69th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum in Naha on June 15. He talked about what the testimonies of local citizens...
June 9, 2014, Sadao Tome, correspondent of Ryukyu Shimpo
The Downtown Los Angeles Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen League and the Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California selected four women for the 2014 Women of the Year Award on May 4. The organizations recognized them...
June 10, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the lead up to the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, former Okinawa Governor Masahide Ota who is director of the Ota Peace Research Institute, has delivered a lecture at Mawashi High School on June 4.
Ota talked about the Abe administration’s...
June 10, 2014 Hideki Matsudo and Kenichi Yoshida of Ryukyu Shimpo
Members of the Okinawan fishing industry suspect the US Navy Ocean Surveillance Ship Impeccable was involved in cutting the trawl lines of seven tuna fishing boats in waters near the main Island of Okinawa. On June 9, a public...
June 7, 2014 Kenichi Yoshida and Shinji Sano of Ryukyu Shimpo
Seven tuna fishing boats had their lines cut off one after another in waters near the main Island of Okinawa. The fishing industry suspects a U.S. Navy vessel was involved in the incidents. The captain of Daiichi Kotobuki Maru,...
June 3, 2014 Ami Chibana of Ryukyu Shimpo
On the site of Shurijo Castle Park in the Tonokura district of Shuri, Naha, lies Ryukon Go Cave, built by male students of the Okinawa Teacher’s School during the Battle of Okinawa.
The park administration office plans to preserve the cave.
It...
May 24, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
Chuya Shinzato and his research team at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) announced on May 23 that they had established a technique to identify individual Acropora coral through DNA testing. The Acropora is the world’s most...
May 28, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 27, the Naha branch of the Fukuoka High Court passed a judgment on the initial appeal of about 300 citizens living near Camp Schwab in the Henoko district of Nago. The U.S. and Japanese governments plan to move U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the area,...
May 29, 2014 Ryukyu Shimpo
In waters about 110 kilometers southwest of the main Island of Okinawa, seven tuna fishing boats had their trawl lines cut off by an unknown party.
The Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) reported that 15 incidents had occurred from May 16 to 25. The boats,...
May 28, 2014 Hisao Tome reports from Tinian
The 37th memorial service for the Okinawan war dead was held at the Tower of Okinawa in Tinian on May 27. About 100 people, including Okinawan returnees from Tenian, their families and local officials, attended the memorial service. They consoled...
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