October 31, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Prefecture hosted “World Uchinanchu Day,” which was designated last year the 6th International Uchinanchu Festival, on October 30 at the ANA Crown Plaza Hotel Okinawa Harbor View in Naha.
The event was attended by 230 people from Okinawa Prefecture and its towns in addition to people from the business community and various cultural figures.
Both Okinawan and Okinawan descendants abroad who attended formed...
October 28, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 26, Former Prime Minister and East Asian Community Institute (EACI) Chairman Yukio Hatoyama, Ryukoku University Professor Yasukatsu Matsushima from the Association of Comprehensive Studies for Independence of the Lew Chewans...
October 27, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Twelve children between the age of four and eleven living in Fukushima prefecture and their six mothers were invited to the Geruma Camp at Geruma Island, Zamami Village in Okinawa on October 24 and 25.
The event has been carried...
October 20, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
A female lion named Ringo, who was raised at the Okinawa Zoo & Museum, died at 10:40am on October 16.
She died of natural causes at the age of 18 and two months. In general, lions in captivity usually live for about 15 years.
The...
October 17, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 26, the Ministry of Defense confirmed it will resume U.S. military aircraft flights and presented an opinion on the recent accident involving a U.S. military helicopter making a crash landing and catching fire in Takae, Higashi...
October 26, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Washington Special Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha reporting
On June 19, 1959, a Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile equipped with a nuclear warhead at US-controlled Naha Air Base was accidentally ignited and fired due...
October 26, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Washington Special Correspondent Yukio Zaha reporting
Fifty-eight years ago on June 19, a sunny Friday morning, a Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile equipped with a nuclear warhead was fired accidentially from...
October 25, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 24, the University of the Ryukyus (President: Hajime Oshiro) announced its “Basic Policy Regarding Military Security Research,” which sets forth the university’s stance that it will not engage in research with the direct...
October 25, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ikue Nakaima
It was discovered on October 24 that there exists an active fault line in the undersea section of the construction zone for the Henoko Base in Nago.
In the “Map of the undersea section” figure, part...
October 25, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 24, the 18th Wing at U.S. Kadena Air Base announced that it will deploy at least 12 F-35A stealth fighters to the base in November for half a year.
According to local municipalities, two aircraft are...
October 11, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Ryukyu Kaiun Kaisha Nakagusuku Logistics Center held a ground-breaking ceremony on October 11 at the Okinawa International Logistics Hub area in Katsuren, Uruma City.
The company’s president, Shigeru Miyagi, as well as...
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