June 24, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Shimabukuro and Kenichi Yoshida
In Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga’s “Declaration of Peace” on “Irei no Hi,” signifying the 73rd anniversary of the end of...
June 22, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On June 21 at about 2:00 p.m., an object resembling a bullet was reported found at a small work cabin in an orchard in Sukuta, Nago City. No one was injured, but two panes of glass in the cabin were damaged.
According to the property...
June 25, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
A team of about 70 vibrantly colored citizens’ canoes face the Japan Coast Guard’s black inflatable boats, separated by an oil fence.
As a backdrop to the contrasting colors of the two sides, the “thuds” of the...
June 21, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Higashi Village – The Higashi Village assembly in Okinawa (Toshiyuki Awa, Chairman)...
June 21, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On June 6 and 7, the Association of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad held their 59th Convention of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad in Hawaii.
Here, the association established June 20 as International Day of Nikkei.
June 20 was the...
June 16, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
In May, Ishigaki City conducted an “Ishigaki-jima residents’ ideas survey on tourism” and reported the result.
In regard to the number of tourists to the city, 47.4% responded that, “the number should be reduced slightly”...
June 2, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Coral in Oura Bay in Nago city showed signs of spawning on May 30 at the construction site of a new military base meant to replace MCAS Futenma. Pink-colored eggs drifted in the water, creating a mysterious scene. The following photos show the scenes of spawning.
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June 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
At the “Ryudai 21st Century Forum” held recently at the University of the Ryukyus in Nishihara Town as a place of interaction between academia and society attended by students and employees of various companies, Emi Tamaki, Associate...
June 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Shimabukuro
On June 14, it came to light that a prefectural referendum could take place, which might throw the certainty of land reclamation in Henoko into question.
If the referendum is held it will be after the...
June 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On June 16, the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) revealed that when it called to lodge an objection about the crash of an F-15 fighter aircraft stationed at the United States Air Force Kadena Air Base, the 18th Air Wing of Kadena Base...
June 13, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Nago – For the first time since taking office, Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi acknowledged that base construction in Henoko was progressing on June 12, commenting, “I believe that it is progressing with attention being paid to the environment, and I definitely...
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