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Hiwat from Suriname practices karate in Okinawa

Hiwat from Suriname practices karate in Okinawa

January 10, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo

Sherus Hiwat from the Republic of Suriname in South America, who is traveling to learn five countries’ martial arts including Korean taekwondo, Muay Thai of Thailand and Chinese kung fu, came to Okinawa at the end of last September to study karate where it originated. Hiwatt said, “I understand that here in Okinawa karate is deeply ingrained in people’s lives. I will be able to experience the essence of karate by learning it here in Okinawa.” He...

 

Mika Miyazato aims to be “the Best in the World”

Mika Miyazato aims to be “the Best in the World”

January 6, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo

On January 5 at a press conference in Tokyo, female professional golfer Mika Miyazato announced her new contract with a sportswear manufacture DESCENTE and shared her New Year’s resolution for 2012. Miyazato stated that she would fly to the United States that...

Korean junior golfers invited come to Okinawa

Korean junior golfers invited come to Okinawa

December 21, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo

On December 15, a presentation on the Korea-Okinawa Friendship Junior Golf Camp in Okinawa, which was selected by the Okinawa-ken Government from among submissions from the public as a project for sport tourism, was held at a hotel in Seoul. It is hoped that...