July 24, 2018 by Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Department of Culture, Tourism, and Sports announced the results of their Okinawan resident tourism awareness survey July 23.
This is the first time the department has conducted such a survey on Okinawan residents.
When asked if tourism is playing an important role in Okinawa’s economy, 46.2% of Okinawan’s responded “Very Important,” with the same percentage answering “Fairly Important,” which...
July 23, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hiroe Nakagawa
On July 15, the Okinawa-Argentina Friendship Association held the 110th Anniversary Celebration of Argentine Republic’s Independence and Okinawa Citizens’ Immigration at a hall in the Okinawa Industry Support...
July 18, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 2, a Taiwanese cultural plaza called Taiwan Hao Market opened at the Ichibangai in Chuo, Okinawa City.
The market is meant to promote the cultural exchange and revitalization of Okinawa City’s Ichibangai and Taiwan’s Dihua Street....
July 23, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 22 the Ryukyu Shimpo selected an international group to receive the Ryukyu Shimpo Ikemiyagushiku Shui Award.
The group selected had released a 2014 Okinawa statement signed by 103 international scholars, peace advocates...
July 24, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Shoichiro Yonamine
The Henoko Okinawa Referendum Committee, which is aiming to put a prefectural referendum on the ballot asking whether or not to allow new base construction in Henoko, Nago, succeeded in collecting 60,000 signatures...
July 18, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 17 the Henoko Okinawan Resident Vote Assembly, which aims to enact an ordinance for a prefectural referendum asking whether citizens approve or disapprove of the land reclamation project at Henoko, held a press conference at the Prefectural...
July 18, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
A Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) E-2C airborne early warning aircraft stationed at Naha Air Base suffered a tire puncture shortly after landing at around 5:38 p.m. on July 17, while taxiing to the gate at Naha International Airport, causing the...
July 18, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
In the afternoon of July 18, Ishigaki City Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama held a meeting at the city hall to announce that Hirae Ohmata of Ishigaki City will receive the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) troops.
The...
July 17, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
According to the Okinawa Defense Bureau’s (ODB) notification to the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG), as of July 17 there is one month remaining until the day soil depositing into the ocean begins as part construction of a replacement facility...
July 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 7 at the Shikinaen Garden in Naha City, the executive committee for the Okinawa Karate International Tournament held a ceremony to commemorate the opening of the first Okinawa Karate International Tournament on August 1. Eight people,...
July 12, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Catherine Jane Fisher is holding an art exhibition meant to transmit the messages of peace and love, titled Nuchi du Takara (Life is a Treasure), in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Fisher is an Australian and a resident of Tokyo who protests U.S....
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