September 1, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chie Tome
After a high concentration of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) was discovered at the Chatan Water Treatment Plant in Okinawa Prefecture, which takes in water from rivers near U.S. military bases, the prefectural government’s Enterprise Bureau spent 170 million yen in fiscal 2016 on decontamination measures.
It has now been revealed that the Enterprise Bureau expects it might raise water rates if...
August 28, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 26 screenings of director Takahiko Sako’s documentary Kamejiro, the man the U.S. military was most afraid of, began in Tokyo.
The film is about Kamejiro Senaga, who persisted in his stance of opposing political...
August 28, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
Kunigami – The traditional ritual “Shinugu,” which has been performed in Ada, Kunigami for over 400 years continuously, and was selected as a nationally recognized significant intangible cultural asset, was performed...
August 27, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Director Keifuku Janamoto recently completed his documentary film Inochi no Umi Henoko Ourawan (Henoko and Oura Bay, the Sea of Life), which follows the lives and experiences of people living in the area around Oura Bay, where construction...
August 28, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Sadao Tome
On August 23, Okinawan American Kitty Sankey, age 69, was awarded the Nisei Week Pioneer Spirit Award for her contributions to the Japanese American community.
The award ceremony was held in Little Tokyo’s...
August 24, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced on August 23 that it would be stopping 20 Saturday overnight flights which depart from their international logistics hub at Naha Airport as of October 29 due to insufficient cargo loads.
These...
August 27, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Washington Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha
“American base expansion and the militarization of Okinawa by the Abe and Trump administrations must be stopped!”
These words, spoken by Kent Wong, head of the UCLA...
August 23, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 22 the Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced that it is moving preparations forward on a written report for submission to the Okinawa prefectural government and other local municipalities.
The report will include the use...
August 25, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Yomitan) Yomitan Village in Okinawa Prefecture plans to open a public archive, which will be the first village-established public archive in the country.
The village aims to begin the detailed design phase for the archive in...
August 23, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
In preparation for the Okinawa Prefecture Nago City Mayoral Election next year on February 4, the current Nago City Mayor Susumi Inamine, 72, held a press conference on August 23 at the Nago City Labor Welfare Center...
August 24, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 23, Professor Yasukatsu Matsushima, representing the Research Association for the Repatriation of Ryukyu Remains, published an open letter to Kyoto University regarding the holding of Ryukyuan remains.
The remains of...
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