November 4, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Henoko reporting team) November 3 saw the first mass action protesting the new base construction since the national government resumed construction after the land minister ordered an injunction to invalidate the Okinawa prefectural government’s revocation of the land reclamation approval.
Amid pouring rain, so many citizens gathered at the tent village in front of the gate to U.S. Camp Schwab that they spilled out of the...
November 6, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Shoichiro Yonamine
Just over a month since taking office, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki will set out on his first trip to the United States.
The newly elected governor will visit New York and Washington D.C. as part of a five-day...
November 2, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The re-opening of construction at Henoko is the exact opposite of what was explained...
November 2, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Waseda University announced the award-winning pieces for the 18th Waseda Journalism Award in Memory of Ishibashi Tanzan on November 1.
This award is dedicated to the legacy of former prime minister and journalist Tanzan Ishibashi...
October 31, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 30, five Okinawan researchers including University of the Ryukyus professors Hiroto Tokuda and Masaaki Gabe held a press conference and released a statement criticizing the Okinawa Defense Bureau for requesting that the Minister...
October 27, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Tokyo) On October 26, 110 administrative law experts from around the country published a statement criticizing the Okinawa Defense Bureau’s submission to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of a request for...
October 28, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Ryukyu Dynasty Parade was held on Kokusai Street in Naha City on October 28, the second day of the Shuri Castle Festival. Many spectators lined the streets to enjoy the annual procession. Onlookers cheered in amazement and adoration...
October 30, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hiroe Nakagawa and Yoko Tabuki
A plan has begun to connect Egypt and the Hantagawa Community Center in Naha, with the goal of building a community center in Egypt.
In January, the “Global Community Center,” that links the Hantagawa...
October 25, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 24 Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs announced that it has nominated ten traditional practices from eight prefectures of Japan that involve wearing masks or costumes to represent deities, including “Pantu”...
October 6, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 5, the Agency for Cultural Affairs (ACA) announced the winners of 2018’s ACA Film Awards, which recognizes outstanding documentary films.
The grand prize was awarded to Cinema Okinawa’s “Mabui Gumi: The History...
October 26, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
As part of the celebration of “Karate Day” on October 25, five of the Okinawa...
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