May 23, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo (originally published on January 4, 2014)
By Kenichi Yoshida
On May 23, the Okinawa Prefecture bestowed the Prefectural Honor Award to singer Namie Amuro.
Besides a certificate of commendation, Okinawan handcrafted jewelry in the form of a fusa ring (traditional Okinawan ring) and a jifa (hairpin) were sent as souvenirs.
Exactly what are these and what sort of history do they have? Here we introduce an...
May 23, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 22, the sculpture Kaiho he no Ogari, which had been installed on the wall of the Sumiyoshi North Citizens’ Cultural Exchange Center in Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City, was sent back to its sculptor, Minoru Kinjo.
Kinjo had...
May 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Twenty-three-year-old Yurika Nakamoto from Onaha, Nishihara in Okinawa, was selected to represent Japan in the international beauty pageant called Miss Supranational, which will be held in Poland in December.
Nakamoto visited Mayor...
May 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Maki Nagamine
Mikito Ikehara, an indigo dye artist from Izumi, Motobu Town who handles the refining of Ryukyu indigo, has begun practicing a traditional dyeing process by using pots presumably made before the war.
Three...
May 23, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
U.S. marines in Okinawa conducted training to drop vehicles and soldiers from an airplane at Ie airfield on Ie Island, Okinawa, on May 22.
According to Ie village, the dropped vehicles and soldiers landed on the airfield, and no...
May 24, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
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May 20, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 20 the Japan P.E.N. Club held its 34th Day of Peace Symposium at the Okinawa Convention Center, which was themed “People, Island Life, Okinawa and Literature.”
Nine authors, poets, and journalists attended from...
May 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On May 15 at 1:30 p.m., Governor Takeshi Onaga held a press conference at the Prefectural Office, where he released information about his surgery and physical health.
That morning he was discharged from a hospital...
May 20, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Nago – A rescue party was spontaneously formed on May 19 after a 4.85 meter-long short-finned...
May 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 15, 1972, Okinawa was returned to Japanese control. In November of 1971, at the 67th extraordinary Diet, also known as the Okinawan Diet, Chief Executive of the Government of the Ryukyus Chobyo Yara submitted a proposal outlining steps to return...
May 18, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chie Tome
“Dear Okinawan mom in heaven, thank you for making me your daughter.
” Crystal Joy Kinjyo (English name Teesa Houston), age 30, is a vocalist, singer, and songwriter of KOLAJ, a band that is based in Los Angeles.
She...
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