October 31, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
In response to the Shuri Castle fire, the Okinawa prefectural government held a task force meeting on October 31 at the Prefectural Office.
Governor Denny Tamaki read out a message for the Okinawan people and made known his strong determination to restore Shuri Castle.
Governor Tamaki said, “We will do our utmost to restore Shuri Castle as soon as possible with the cooperation of the government, concerned organizations in Japan...
October 31, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
At dawn on October 31, the fire broke out at the main hall of Shuri Castle or Shuri-jo castle in Naha City, Okinawa.
At 2:41 a.m., the Naha City Fire Department received a call about the fire from a security guard at the castle.
As of 7 a.m., the...
October 28, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tsuyoshi Arakaki
Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev, 88, who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Cold War, sat down with the Ryukyu Shimpo recently in Moscow for an exclusive interview.
When asked if he knew if...
October 29, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 28, just two days before “World Uchinanchu Day,” WUB Okinawa (Worldwide Uchinanchu Business Association Okinawa, chaired by Jinkichi Uezu) held its second Asia Conference at the Okinawa Harborview Hotel in Naha City.
Approximately 140 attendees,...
October 24, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 23, the “Okinawa Prefectural Butterfly” Selection and Advisory Committee held their second meeting at the prefectural office to decide on a prefectural butterfly that represents Okinawa Prefecture.
The committee decided on the Tree Nymph...
October 24, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
GINOWAN—Parents and guardians of the students of Midorigaoka nursery school is organizing an interactive music and talk event, “Kotori Fest—skies are for little birds” to be held at the Ginowan Central Community Center on November 24 at 2:30 p.m., just...
October 24, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On October 24, citizens opposing construction of the Futenma replacement facility in Henoko, Nago City gathered at Ryukyu Cement Co. pier in Awa and shouted things like: “Don’t destroy democracy” and “Stop wasting tax money.”
It...
October 19, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 17, it was confirmed that the sea surface around Oura Bay, where construction work for the new military base in Henoko, Nago, Okinawa in conjunction with the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is underway, was muddied by red clay soil....
October 19, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
OKINAWA ISLAND—Is the coconut crab chatty?
On October 18, researchers of the Okinawa Churashima Foundation (Motobu); the National Research and Development Agency, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (Kanagawa prefecture); and the Conservation...
October 21, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki returned to Okinawa October 20 from a trip to the United States, where he was requesting a halt to the relocation of MCAS Futenma to Henoko in Nago.
In a statement given on the day of arrival, Tamaki reported that his meetings...
October 10, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawan magician MASA MAGIC took first place in the Strolling Magic Showdown, an event in which magicians from around the globe compete in Los Angeles. This is the second win for MASA MAGIC, who won the competition for the first time in June of last year.
The...
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