February 15, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takahiro Kina
Okinawa – On January 23, a basket weaving workshop using shell ginger for material was held at Go-ma House, a multipurpose space in Nakasone in Okinawa City.
The instructor was Yuko Chibana, a farmer who manages Nakatager Vegega farm in Urasoe. She made the basket materials by spreading out shell ginger stalks and drying them for approximately one month. While there are many baskets made from fountain...
February 18. 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
February 18 falls on Usui, one of the 24 solar terms of the lunisolar calendar. It is known as the time of the year when warm weather begins to melt the snow away, and farmers prepare to work as plant life begins to bud. Nonetheless, cold...
February 17, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Nakijin – the Nakijin Tourism Association implemented a projection mapping at Nakijin Castle remains on February 13 and 14. Images like Taiwan cherry blossoms and the ancient Hokuzan king were vividly projected against the castle wall of the world...
February 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Takamatsu Gushiken, representing Gamafuya, a volunteer organization that collects the remains of those who died in the Battle of Okinawa, along with the “Association of Religious Leaders Calling for Peace,” held a press conference at the Okinawa...
February 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Hajime Sunagawa, an advisor for the Okinawa-Laos Cleft Lip and Palate Support Center, which helps provide treatment to cleft lip and palate patients in Laos, recently received the 22nd Nishi-Nippon International Foundation Asia Contribution Award....
February 12, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ryota Nakamura
Next month, March 11, will mark the 10-year anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. Izena native Yukiteru Naka, 79, chairman of Tohoku Enterprise, which is tasked with nuclear power plant maintenance, is building an observation...
February 9, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Mitsue Chinen
Ie – In Nishieue, Ie, a single papaya tree grows in front of a farmer’s shed. The roots are twisted and the trunk has forced its way through the gaps in a discarded piece of farm equipment, but this tree stubbornly continues...
February 10, 2021 Ryuyu Shimpo
A flock of migratory birds was seen on January 31 over the ocean in front of San-A Urasoe Nishikaigan Parco City. According to Chairman Masakuni Yamashiro of the Wild Bird Society of Okinawa, these migratory birds appear to be Kentish plovers. Chobin...
February 12, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
This year, the first day of the Lunar Calendar falls on February 12. The day before, on tushinuyuru (Lunar New Year’s Eve), the Itomaru public market in Itoman City was bustling with customers purchasing pork, fish cakes, and cut flowers for the...
February 5, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yuki Muramatsu
Yonaguni – Sakimoto Distillery (Toshio Sakimoto, CEO) in Yonaguni announced to Yonaguni Mayor Shukichi Hokama at the town hall January 20 the creation of a new awamori named “Hagoe” (43% alcohol by volume (ABV), 600...
February 6, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On February 4, the food ordering and delivery platform Uber Eats announced it will expand its service to parts of Okinawa City and Uruma City beginning February 18.
The platform has partnered with approximately 45 restaurants in the two cities....
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