December 20, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chie Tome
On December 19 the East Asian Community Institute Ryukyu Okinawa Center held the “Anti-Crisis on the Eve of ‘the Southwest Shift Taiwan Emergency’ War” symposium at Ryukyu Shimpo Hall in Naha City. Military journalist Makoto Konishi pointed out that, as China gains power, the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces are moving to increase the military fortification of Okinawa, including advancing plans to deploy missile...
December 21, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Shimabukuro
Central Okinawa – A large cluster of COVID-19 infections has been spreading through the U.S. military base Camp Hansen, and some of the workers on the base are the first confirmed cases of the “omicron” variant...
December 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
At 9 am on December 14, the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education launched its digital archive containing the Rekidai Hōan, an official compilation of diplomatic documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom. The archive also contains other historical...
December 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Riko Higa
On December 15 at the Peace Memorial Hall in Mabuni, Itoman City, the Okinawa Peace Memorial Statue underwent “purification” in which it was cleared of dust. In an average year, about 30 people such as bus tour guides...
December 15, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The NPB Awards, which recognizes the season’s award-winners in professional baseball, took place December 15 in Tokyo, and the Pacific League rookie of the year award (rookie king) was awarded to Orix pitcher Hiroya Miyagi, 20, who comes from...
December 17, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
In Okinawa, December 16 was as hot as a summer day. Temperatures exceeding 25 degrees Celsius were recorded at 18 of 25 observation sites. The warm weather was caused by a southerly wind blowing into Okinawa from a high-pressure system in southern...
December 14, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
December 14 will mark the third anniversary since the Japanese government started land reclamation along the coast of Henoko, part of the construction involved for relocating MCAS Futenma to new facilities in Henoko, Nago. To mark the anniversary,...
December 8, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Erina Ishii
On December 7, four years after parts from a U.S. military aircraft fell on Midorigaoka daycare center in Nodake, Ginowan City, a group of parents visited the Okinawa Defense Bureau in Kadena and the Okinawa Office of the Ministry...
December 8, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
During a general interpellation at the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly on December 7, in response to an inquiry about the deployment of the Japan Self-Defense Force to Okinawa, Governor Denny Tamaki expressed the understanding that diplomatic efforts...
December 9, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Kitadaito – The Kitadaito town council (Masami Uema, chairman) deliberated a “written opinion on inviting the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF)” to the island, and unanimously adopted the document at their December 9 regular session.
The...
December 9, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wakana Arakaki
An enormous northern Chinese softshell turtle (suppon) was found at the Okinawa Ham General Foods (Okiham) aquaculture farm in Yomitan. The turtle’s shell is 40 centimeters long, and she weighs 7.96 kilograms....
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