March 19, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
Glenn Gumpel, CEO of the company behind Universal Studios Japan (USJ), the US movie theme park in Osaka, held a press conference in Osaka City on March 18. Gumpel announced plans to build a theme park in Okinawa. Gumpel described the scale of the development; “although it will be smaller than Tokyo Disney Land or USJ Osaka, it will still be big.” Gumpel did not mention any specific information on location or opening time. However, people involved...
March 23, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Himeyuri Peace Museum is known for its unique, oral-history approach to educating people about the Battle of Okinawa. Since its opening in 1989, the museum has been giving visitors, including students on school trips, a chance to hear directly from survivors...
March 19, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Coffee Production Association consists of 21 coffee producers in Okinawa. On March 12, the association launched a general incorporated association; “Okinawan Coffee and Tropical fruits Study Society.” The association has registered the new...
March 18, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
An air force RC-135V Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft temporarily stationed at Kadena Air Base from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska lost its fiberglass part weighing about 907 grams during flight on March 16. According to the Okinawa Defense Bureau, as of...
March 20, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
Two activists protesting construction of a replacement base for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Henoko were dragged onto U.S. Marine Camp Schwab by the Japanese security guards working for the U.S. military on February 22. The U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa...
March 22, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
On March 21, at Sedake beach and on the water, civic organizations and the five ruling parties of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly held a people’s rally to block the construction of a new U.S. base in Henoko, Nago. About 3,900 people gathered, and Vice Governor...
March 17, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
On March 16, President Mark H.Higa, president-elect Tom Ken Yamamoto, executive director Jane F. Serikaku of the executive council of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association (HUOA) visited the Ryukyu Shimpo office. The HUOA plans to build the Hawaii Okinawa Plaza,...
March 12, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
At 10:00 a.m. on March 12, the Ryubo Industry held a grand opening of its tourist and commercial complex HAPIHANA at the former site of Mitsukoshi Department Store, which closed last September. The HAPIHANA has cafés, restaurants, comedy theatre Okinawa...
March 23, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the afternoon on March 23, Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga urged the Okinawa Defense Bureau to halt offshore construction activity, including a marine boring survey, towards the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the Henoko district of Nago....
March 17, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
On March 16, the Okinawa Defense Bureau revealed to the Ryukyu Shimpo that an aluminum part of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma had fallen. No injury has been reported. After the aircraft battled fires near range 7...
March 16, 2015 Ryukyu Shimpo
On March 15, or January 20 in the old lunar calendar, a traditional New Year event called hachika sogachi was held at Tsuji in Naha. Participants prayed for business success and a good harvest. The Tsuji Shinshikai Foundation and other groups organized...
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