June 13, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
On June 12, the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly ruling party submitted to the prefectural assembly office a regulation proposal that would regulate the introduction of foreign species when landfill materials such as dirt, sand and gravel are brought in from outside Okinawa prefecture. This regulation would be used in trying to resolve the issue of an unwanted new military base being constructed in Henoko, Nago City as part of the relocation of MCAS Futenma. Deliberations...
June 9, 2015 Ryota Nakamura of Ryukyu Shimpo
A 15-year old blind high school student fascinated by Ryukyuan traditional music is taking steps towards her dream of becoming a sanshin singer for Ryukyuan dance in Okinawa. In Tokyo, Misuzu Mitoya met a graduate of the Okinawa Prefectural University...
June 15, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo Sakae Toiyama reports from Canastota, New York
Yoko Gushiken, the former WBA light flyweight champion, was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 15. An Okinawa native, Gushiken holds the Japanese record of 13 world title defenses. The modern...
June 3, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the forest of Yambaru, Mycena lux-coeli mushrooms (Shii no tomoshibi-dake) light up during the rainy season. Toru Hosonuma, a resident of Motobu, took photos of the mushrooms near the Nago Youth Center in Nago-dake, Nago. About 40 glowing mushrooms, which are...
June 10, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
On June 9, former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama and former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono talked about the 70 th anniversary of the end of the war. The talk was sponsored by the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo.
Murayama criticized the Abe administration...
June 7, 2015 Hanae Higa Gushiken, Correspondent of Ryukyu Shimpo
In order to promote activities of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association (HUOA), young Okinawan Hawaiians in their 20s’ to 30s’ have set up a new group called “Shinka.” The group has become the 50th member...
June 6, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
At Nago Civic Hall on the afternoon of June 6, the East Asian Community Institute/World YUAI Forum held a symposium to discuss conservation of the natural environment in the Yambaru, Northern Okinawa. The symposium also declared opposition to the plan to move U.S....
June 3, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Ryukyu Shimpo and the Okinawa Television Broadcasting (OTV) carried out a telephone poll on May 30 and 31 ahead of the upcoming memorial for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa.
In the survey, 94.8 percent of respondents said they wanted...
June ４, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo Ryota Shimabukuro reports from Washington D.C.
A collection of books showcasing Okinawan history, culture, politics and arts, called the “Okinawa Collection”, was released at the George Washington University library in Washington City on June 2. The collection...
June 3, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo Ryota Shimabukuro reports from Washington D.C.
On June 1, Okinawans living in the U.S. gathered in front of the White House and showed their objection to new military base construction in Henoko. The demonstration was timed to coincide with Governor Onaga’s visit...
June 5, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo Sakae Toiyama reports from Washington D.C.
On June 3, Governor Takeshi Onaga, wound up his campaign in Washington, D.C, where he has been petitioning leaders to cancel the plan to build a new military base in Henoko, Nago City and immediately close and return Futenma...
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