September 24, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
In his first meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S. President Barack Obama is reported as having told Noda, “A period in which results must be seen in the relocation plan is approaching.” However, the validity of this quote is doubted.
When asked after the U.S.-Japan summit meeting about this remark by U.S. President Barack Obama, in a less than certain tone, Noda said,...
September 25, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
A big harvest festival, in which Maitreya or future Buddha is received in Year of the Hare or the Year of the Rooster is held once every six years, this time in Umai, Bin, Tomigusuku City on September 24. Machibo, a type of bojutsu (staff-wielding)...
September 18, 2011 Shoichiro Yonamine, reporter of Ryukyu Shimpo, in Beijing
An exhibition of art works by Kathe Kollwitz in the possession of the Sakima Art Museum is being held at the Lu Xun Museum in Beijing from September 17 to October 9 to celebrate the 130th anniversary of birth of Lu...
September 16, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 16, Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa had his first talks over the phone with his counterpart Leon Panetta, the United States Secretary of Defense. Ichikawa announced it at his press conference that during their talks they were united with...
September 16, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
According to figures released by the Cultural Tourism and Sports Division of the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) on September 15, the number of couples who held wedding ceremonies in resort hotels and other facilities in Okinawa decreased by 10.5% (415...
September 15, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
According to U.S. official telegrams disclosed by WikiLeaks, following the visit of two mine-countermeasure...
September 14, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 13, the Okinawa Prefecture Department of Welfare and Health announced the number of people now aged 100 years or more and the list of the oldest people in the prefecture.
As of September 15, there were 920 centenarians, down two from the...
September 22, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
From September 21 to 22, volunteers from citizen groups opposing the relocation of the Futenma Air Station to Henoko put a newspaper advertisement in the international news section of New York Times electronic edition, the most popular American online newspaper...
September 21, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the afternoon of September 19, at George Washington University in Washington DC, Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima delivered a lecture on the Futenma relocation issue.
During the question and answer period after his lecture, when he was asked about...
September 21, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
A Chinese delegation, including representatives of the China Investment Association and investment-related companies visited the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) Office on September 20 to exchange views with the people responsible for industry policy, industrial...
September 19, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
Sitting on a weaving machine by the window where she can look out over a patch of loofah gourds, 90 year-old Toshi Oshiro of the Motobu district of Haebaru Town works away skillfully adding kasuri splash-patterns to the textile. She is still actively engaged...
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