March 23, 2022 by Masanao Chinen
The “Uchina-guchi Kai,” an organization working to spread the Okinawan language led by Chosei Genga, visited Okinawan vice-governor Yoshimi Teruya at the Okinawa Prefectural Office on March 22, where they outlined the regulations in their request to make Uchina-guchi the “second official language” of Okinawa. This is the first time someone has submitted a written request for a second official language in Okinawa.
The...
March 22, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Miho Iwakiri
Nago – On March 13, the Kayo Tabukwa Association, a group made up of residents of the Kayo neighborhood in Nago, planted rice in a neighborhood field for the first time in six years. Approximately 40 people worked up a sweat...
March 19, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Kotaro Nagamine
The Okinawa Churashima Foundation...
March 20, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Masanao Chinen
The “No More Okinawan War, Life is a Treasure” committee, which aims to prevent Okinawa from again becoming a stage for warfare, held their inaugural meeting on March 19 at the Okinawa City Civic Center. The group is aligned...
March 18, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wu Li Jun
Recently, the Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Okinawa Prefectural Government carried out an experiment on the mental and physical health effects of “workations” where employees telecommute while enjoying...
March 17, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hideki Matsudo
Kunigami – A deep-sea giant oarfish (also known as king of herrings) was found washed up on the beach in Kaganji, Kunigami on March 14.
The fish measured 2.7 meters in length. The fish was discovered by Uruma City...
March 16, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takahiro Kina
Kitanakagusuku – On February 22, the Kitanakagusuku Tourism Association held two monitoring tour events at the Nakamura House, which has been designated an important cultural asset in Japan. The events were held one in the...
March 13, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Tsuyoshi Arakaki
The Gorbachev Foundation, led by the 91-year-old former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev, issued a statement concerning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 26: “We affirm the need for an early...
March 14, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Teppei Ikeda
In a pre-event for the “7th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival,” which is scheduled to start October 30, Kira Beckford from the Okinawa Kai of Washington DC was given an award of excellence in a drawing contest held by Okinawa...
March 11, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
Ryota Shimabukuro
On March 10, the Okinawa branch of the Naha District Court handed down its decision in the “second Futenma lawsuit”, in which 3,193 residents of the area surrounding Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma claim...
March 10, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Naoya Oshiro
The azaleas at Higashi Azalea Eco Park are in full bloom, delighting the eyes of visitors to the park. March 9 was blessed with great weather, and families could be seen out taking pictures and enjoying themselves...
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