September 11, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 11, The Ministry of Defense announced a summary of a report by the U.S. military of an accident in which an MV-22 Osprey vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft belonging to the Futenma Air Station crashed off the coast of Abu, Nago City, in December last year.
According to the announcement, the accident was caused by the pilot making a mistake during aerial refueling training under difficult weather...
September 7, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
In Okinawa City, a project called “The Origami Crane Project: The Longest Origami Crane Lei” has been underway in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the longest chain of connected origami cranes.
On September...
September 6, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Prefecture is moving forward with a plan to freeze the semen of select Agu pigs, the native pig breed in Okinawa.
As part of a plan to improve Okinawa Agu pork, pigs that grow quickly and produce the best meat will have their semen...
September 12, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
Yomitan – Chibichiri Gama, a cave in Namihira, Yomitan where civilians were forced to commit suicide by the Japanese military after the Battle of Okinawa, was discovered to be vandalized on the morning of September 12.
Shoichi...
September 3, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wu Li Jun
The Worldwide Uchinanchu Business Association (WUB), founded 20 years ago, held their 21st WUB Network Conference at Hawaii University’s East-West Center September 1.
The conference was attended by around...
September 5, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On September 5 Mao Ishikawa’s photograph exhibition, the Great Ryukyu Photo Scroll parts 1-4, opened at Naha Civic Gallery in Kumoji, Naha City.
The same day Ishikawa conducted a gallery talk during which she gave some exposition...
August 23, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Three diomedea immutabilis birds were taken into care after they were lost in Okinawa due to the typhoon in early August.
Two of them were released on the 21-seiki no mori beach on August 22.
The two birds flew towards...
August 15, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
A large number of fishhooks and lures are being left around Kokuba river in Naha city, making the rivers dangerous for local species.
More people go fishing during the summer break season, and the city’s conservation department...
August 31, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wakana Arakaki
Do not let the tradition cease. Hidefumi Yamashiro, the sixth-generation owner of the long established “Yamashiro Manju” in Shuri, Naha City, has decided to take over the business from his parents,...
September 4, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
A symposium considering the impact of new base construction in Henoko on the surrounding environment and the Yambaru forest’s bid for UNESCO World Natural Heritage status was held on September 3 in Naha City.
Panelist...
September 1, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chie Tome
After a high concentration of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) was discovered at the Chatan Water Treatment Plant in Okinawa Prefecture, which takes in water from rivers near U.S. military bases, the prefectural...
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