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Governor Onaga leaves behind the words, “When Uchinanchu fight with one heart, it becomes a thing of great power,” for Okinawan protest opposing land filling in Henoko

Governor Onaga leaves behind the words, “When Uchinanchu fight with one heart, it becomes a thing of great power,” for Okinawan protest opposing land filling in Henoko

August 11, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition

 

The “August 11 Okinawa convention to forbid land filling, and to demand protection for Dugong and coral and for the cancellation of new base facilities in Henoko,” (hosted by the All Okinawa committee to prevent new base construction at Henoko), which, as the name suggests, aims to stop land filling activity in Henoko Bay as part of the relocation of MCAS Futenma, opened the morning of August 11 at Onoyama Park in Naha.

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Rallies in Ikebukuro and more than 20 places throughout Japan held in solidarity with Okinawa

Rallies in Ikebukuro and more than 20 places throughout Japan held in solidarity with Okinawa

 

August 11, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition

 

On August 11 at East Ikebukuro Central Park in Tokyo, an Okinawan prefectural rally met to show solidarity against land reclamation and base construction in Henoko, Nago City.

Those gathered mourned Governor Takeshi...

Editorial: Governor Onaga, who gave his life to fulfill his duty, dies from pancreatic cancer

 

August 9, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

Governor Takeshi Onaga, who had been battling progressing pancreatic cancer, died on August 8.

He was 67 years old.

Onaga underwent surgery in April earlier this year, but the cancer cells spread to his liver.

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People gathered at Henoko to carry on Governor Onaga’s intentions

People gathered at Henoko to carry on Governor Onaga’s intentions

 

August 9, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

After the death of Okinawa Prefectural Governor Takeshi Onaga, who opposed the construction of the new base, on the morning of August 9 more than 200 people gathered in front of the U.S. military’s Camp Schwab in Henoko, Nago City to...

Celebrating 110 years of Okinawa to Brazil immigration

Celebrating 110 years of Okinawa to Brazil immigration

 

August 6, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

On August 5, the 110th anniversary ceremony for Okinawan immigration to Brazil was held at the Okinawa Cultural Center in Diadema, Brazil. Okinawa Vice Governor Moritake Tomikawa and others from Okinawa attended the ceremony.

Participants...

NIAC projects tourism to Okinawa in 2018 at 10,360,000 people with growth in foreign tourism

NIAC projects tourism to Okinawa in 2018 at 10,360,000 people with growth in foreign tourism

August 10, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

On August 9, the Nansei-shoto Industrial Advancement Center (NIAC) compiled its analytical results of the causes of fluctuations in numbers of tourists to Okinawa.

The NIAC used a seasonal adjustment method to remove seasonal fluctuations and...

Dugong lawsuit dismissed in San Francisco District Court in favor of U.S. government

Dugong lawsuit dismissed in San Francisco District Court in favor of U.S. government

August 4, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Washington Special Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha reporting

On August 1 the San Francisco District Court dismissed an appeal of the dugong lawsuit brought against the United States by U.S. and Japanese environmental conservation groups for the purpose of protecting...

Finalists receive their medals at the 1st Okinawa International Karate Tournament

Finalists receive their medals at the 1st Okinawa International Karate Tournament

August 6, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo

The 1st Okinawa International Karate Tournament (hosted by the tournament executive committee, Okinawa Prefecture, and the Okinawa Traditional Karate Promotion Association) selected its first group of champions on the second day of the tournament August 6. The...

One-legged Brazilian Karate-ka comes to the homeland of Karate for international tournament

One-legged Brazilian Karate-ka comes to the homeland of Karate for international tournament

August 3, 2018, Ryukyu Shimpo

“Karate is overcoming adversity.” Jonas Amaral de Fleitas, 25, a karate-ka from the Jyureikan Silva Dojo who lost one of his legs in an accident, performed at the 1st Okinawa Karate International Tournament. Amaral, who performed in the elimination round of...

International Movie Festival results in 8-billion yen economic effect

International Movie Festival results in 8-billion yen economic effect

July 29, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo

On July 27, the Okigin Economic Research Institute announced the results of the preliminary results of the economic ripple effect of the 10th Okinawa International Movie Festival that was held this past April. The employment inducement effect was estimated at 582...

Rainfall in Okinawa reaches record high in July, 3.3 times more precipitation than usual

Rainfall in Okinawa reaches record high in July, 3.3 times more precipitation than usual

August 2, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo

On August 1, the Okinawa Meteorological Observatory announced that the regional average precipitation in the Okinawa region in July this year was 3.3 times more than the average year. This was the greatest amount since these statistics started being recorded in...