June 30, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Uruma City, Okinawa—62 years ago on June 30, a U.S. military jet crashed into a residential area and the Miyamori Elementary School in Ishikawa, Uruma City (former Ishikawa City), killing 18 children. On its anniversary, the Miyamori Elementary School Children’s Association held a memorial assembly. Students who attended the memorial offered prayers and flowers to the Nakayoshi Jizo statue engraved with the names of the deceased children.
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July 1, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Seibu Lions pitcher Kaima Taira (21, Yaeyama Commercial and Technical High School), pitched his 39th consecutive shutout appearance July 1 against the SoftBank Hawks in their 15th matchup of the season at the Fukuoka PayPay Dome, breaking a 15-year-old...
June 30, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Based on the Act on the Conservation of Endangered Species, the Ministry of the Environment has granted Urgent Endangered Species Designation, for a period of three years starting on July 1, to a total of three newly-discovered species including a centipede...
June 20, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Yomitan) On June 19, the NPO Okinawa Han no Hi Association held a memorial at the “Han no Hi” monument in Senaha, Yomitan in honor of the “comfort women” and others forced to serve the military in various capacities who the Japanese military...
June 28, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly (Noboru Akamine, speaker) unanimously passed a resolution and opinion statement June 28 at their regular session in protest after a U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing on Tsuken Island in Uruma on June...
June 24, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo—On June 23, Okinawa Memorial Day, local assembly members across Japan submitted a request to the government to refrain from using collected soil that was recently found to be containing human remains from the Battle of Okinawa. The request was...
June 24 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
A crowd-funding campaign to raise money to repair the facilities around Shiraume Memorial Tower in Maezato, Itoman, hit its fundraising goal of 1.88-million-yen June 23. The campaign began on June 15, meaning the goal was reached in just nine days.
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June 23, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
The memorial service for all war fallen (hosted by the Okinawa prefectural government, prefectural assembly) was held on June 23 at Peace Memorial Park in Mabuni, Itoman City, which was a battlefield during the late stages of the Battle of Okinawa....
June 24, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa – Lotus flowers are in bloom at the Southeast Botanical Gardens in Okinawa City, announcing the arrival of summer to visitors. According to staff at the gardens, there are mainly two varieties of lotus, including shokkoren, at Okinawa’s...
June 22, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo – Minister of state for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Taro Kono took part in a COVID-19 workplace inoculation program for government employees in Tokyo June 21, the first day of the program. Kono wore a Kariyushi shirt with an island...
June 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Engraving work to add the names of individuals killed in action to the Cornerstone of Peace has begun for this year. The Cornerstone of Peace has the names of people sacrificed in battles, like the Battle of Okinawa, engraved on it. On June 15, the...
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