October 20, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
A female lion named Ringo, who was raised at the Okinawa Zoo & Museum, died at 10:40am on October 16.
She died of natural causes at the age of 18 and two months. In general, lions in captivity usually live for about 15 years.
The zoo said, “she lived her life fully.
” Ringo was sent from Kyushu Nature Animal Park African Safari in Oita prefecture in November 2004.
Since then, she has been included...
October 17, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 26, the Ministry of Defense confirmed it will resume U.S. military aircraft flights and presented an opinion on the recent accident involving a U.S. military helicopter making a crash landing and catching fire in Takae, Higashi...
October 26, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Washington Special Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha reporting
On June 19, 1959, a Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile equipped with a nuclear warhead at US-controlled Naha Air Base was accidentally ignited and fired due...
October 26, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Washington Special Correspondent Yukio Zaha reporting
Fifty-eight years ago on June 19, a sunny Friday morning, a Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile equipped with a nuclear warhead was fired accidentially from...
October 25, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 24, the University of the Ryukyus (President: Hajime Oshiro) announced its “Basic Policy Regarding Military Security Research,” which sets forth the university’s stance that it will not engage in research with the direct...
October 25, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ikue Nakaima
It was discovered on October 24 that there exists an active fault line in the undersea section of the construction zone for the Henoko Base in Nago.
In the “Map of the undersea section” figure, part...
October 25, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 24, the 18th Wing at U.S. Kadena Air Base announced that it will deploy at least 12 F-35A stealth fighters to the base in November for half a year.
According to local municipalities, two aircraft are...
October 11, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Ryukyu Kaiun Kaisha Nakagusuku Logistics Center held a ground-breaking ceremony on October 11 at the Okinawa International Logistics Hub area in Katsuren, Uruma City.
The company’s president, Shigeru Miyagi, as well as...
October 20, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Hawaiian luxury resort hotel “Halekulani” announced that it will open a resort hotel in Nakama, Onna Village where Mitsui Fudosan is carrying out hotel construction.
Halekulani is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui Fudosan,...
October 23, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The 48th Lower House elections were held on October 22, and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) were able to independently win more than the 233 seats needed for a majority in the 465-seat Parliamentary house, and decided to continue...
October 24, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The 8th annual Futaro Yamada literary award ceremony was held on October 23 at a hotel in Tokyo.
Historia (Kadokawa), written by 47-year old novelist Eiichi Ikegami from Naha City, was selected as the winner.
It...
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