November 8, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 7, the Nago City Office revealed that 99 percent of 2,500 public comments they had received were opposed to the reclamation proposal to move U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to Henoko in Nago. The Japanese government has applied to the Okinawa Prefectural Government for permission to reclaim land off Henoko.
In a meeting that day, Mayor Susumu Inamine mentioned that statements opposing the reclamation plan accounted for the vast majority...
November 11, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
The drying of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus, otherwise known as mahi-mahi) in the sun, an autumn tradition in Kunigami Village, has begun. The birthplace of this tradition is Ginama Fishing Port. In the afternoon on November 8, local fishermen and residents...
November 11, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Bullfighting Federation and the Ryukyu Shimpo held the 100th All Okinawa Togyu (Bullfighting) Autumn Tournament at the Ishikawa Multipurpose Dome on November 10. Twenty-six bulls competed in 13 bouts in the largest bullfighting event in...
November 9, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 8, the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) sent a further 73 questions (20 items) to the Okinawa Defense Bureau on the landfill in Henoko, Nago. The questions include those on the impact of reclamation work and sediment procurement on endangered species...
November 8, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 7, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 4th Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment (90 personnel) arrived at Naha Port on board a civilian transport ship. This is part of the Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces exercises to recapture islands. Thirty...
November 7, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 6, the Ishigaki Triathlon 2013 organizing committee unanimously decided not to hold the Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup 2014 and the Ishigaki Triathlon 2014. The committee will review the timing of the events and the course, and has not decided when...
November 8, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
The building company Future Planning has started selling a product called “photic curtain.” This is a window glass that becomes invisible inside by shining light-emitting diode light onto the whole glass. Kanehide Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. will cooperate...
November 8, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
Masaru Nakamura of the Okinawa Chura Umi Foundation and other researchers succeeded in converting an adult female fish to a male, for the first time in the world. They managed this by administering a drug that stops the synthesis of female hormones. The foundation...
October 29, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
According to the Okinawa Prefectural Government, eleven Okinawan companies, including breweries and food processing companies, took part in the Japanese Food Trade Fair “Oishii Japan 2013″ held in Singapore from October 17 to 19. They carried out 341...
November 6, 2013 Yugo Okita of the Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa dugong plaintiffs are considering filing a new lawsuit in the United States in an attempt to block the landfill in Henoko, Nago. The governments of Japan and the United States plan to build alternative facilities for U.S. Marine Corps...
November 3, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau held the Miss Okinawa Contest 2014 at the conference center in the Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan. The contest awarded prizes to winners in three separate categories: 19-year-old college student Keiko Takaesu...
