March 2, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
Miyakojima – The “36th All Japan Triathlon Miyakojima” (Hosted by Miyakojima City and the Ryukyu Shimpo Co. Ltd.) scheduled for April 19 was cancelled by the event’s executive committee at a special meeting held at the JTA Dome Miyakojima March 2, due to concerns over the effect the coronavirus could have on the event. Miyakojima mayor Toshihito Shimoji, who leads the executive committee, commented, “It is truly unfortunate. We never thought the event...
February 16, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
Chubu – The 28th 2020 Okinawa Marathon (co-hosted by Chubu Large Area Municipal Corp, the Ryukyu Shimpo Co. Ltd., Okinawa Television, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) Okinawa, and the Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park...
February 1, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
Japanese professional baseball kicked off their spring training camp February 1, with eight teams starting their training camps in various locations around Okinawa: the first string players for the Hanshin Tigers (Ginoza), Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (Nago),...
January 26, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
Nago – The Nago City Baseball stadium (Tapic Stadium Nago), had an opening ceremony January 25, hosted by the city and stadium management.
The ceremony was attended by people from the city government and members of the community, as well as representatives...
January 1, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Shun Furukawa
With currently no true rival in the world, Karateka Ryo Kiyuna is considered the Japanese athlete with the best chance of taking home a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
While most only the world champion’s face makes its way...
December 1, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Ryo Kiyuna, 29, Ryueiryu-ryuhokai, along with two others, were the first to be selected to represent Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Kata competition for Karate, a sport that was born in Okinawa and will be at the Olympics for the first time, after satisfying...
![Orix Buffaloes select Konan High School’s Hiroya Miyagi with their first pick in the draft; “I want to return the favor [of support] to my hometown.”](http://english.ryukyushimpo.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/59adfef993dc098a0f00a0a0e0c9ecfb-175x175.jpg)
October 17, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
The Nippon Professional Baseball New Player Selection Conference (the draft) was held in Tokyo on October 17, and the Orix Buffaloes selected Konan High School pitcher Hiroya Miyagi with their first pick.
Miyagi was selected to represent...
September 10, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
The championship round for each event was held September 8 at Karate1 Premier League Tokyo 29 at the Nippon Budokan, and Ryo Kiyuna (Ryuei Ryu Ryuho-kai), who has won three-straight world championships, took the top finish for the men’s individual kata, his...
August 21, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Onna – The Ryuei-ryu Ryuho-kai karate organization (Tsuguo Sakumoto, president) hosted the “International Peace Offering Demonstration” August 20 at the Onna Beach Park in Onna.
Approximately 1,000 Karate-ka from Okinawa, other parts of Japan, and...
August 5, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
The 8th Okinawa Traditional Karate Ceremony (hosted by the International Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation – IOGKF) held their demonstration event at the Okinawa Budokan in Naha August 4, the final day of the even which opened July 29.
Celebrating...
July 11, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Committee for Okinawa Karate UNESCO Listing was recently formed with the goal of getting Okinawa Karate registered as an intangible cultural asset with the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The committee members gathered...
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