March 11, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chikako Maemori
March 11 marks the 11th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident that devastated Japan’s Tohoku Region. Approximately 38,000 diasporas (as of February 8) are scattered nationwide because of the catastrophic events, according to Japan’s Reconstruction Agency. In Okinawa Prefecture, 187 evacuees currently live across 22 municipalities; The agency...
March 8, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wakana Arakaki
Most people who grow yamaimo (Japanese mountain yam) are men, and the Yamaimo Competition (Yamaimo Subu), a contest in which farmers compete using the weight of their yamaimo, has long been considered a competition between men....
March 7, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Sayaka Yoshida
In order to further the study of peace by passing down Okinawan traditional karate, and to strengthen relationships with people of Japanese descent in other countries, JICA Okinawa hosted an online seminar for Japanese descendants...
March 4, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yosuke Anri
Tokyo – Japan’s cabinet office announced March 3 that they would be proceeding with the introduction of crime prevention duties for taxis in Okinawa as part of the “Okinawa Regional Safety Patrol Corps” (often referred...
March 4, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Miho Iwakiri
Due to an inspection of the tap water conducted in Kin Town in February, it came to light on March 3 that a level of 59 nanograms per liter (ng/L) of harmful organic fluorine compounds known as PFAS, a level exceeding the national...
March 3, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yosuke Anri
Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture are co-hosting the 50th-anniversary ceremony of the Reversion of Okinawa to Japan. During an interview conducted before March 2, an official revealed some details of the May 15 celebration, including...
March 1, 2022, Ryukyu Shimpo
By Kotaro Nagamine
Kunigami – On February 28, representatives of Kunigami and Yoron, Kagoshima reenacted the exchange of goods between the two towns that occurred regularly before World War II. The exchange was one event commemorating the...
March 1, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Masatoshi Inafuku
The Asato – Daido – Matsugawa Island-wide Association gathered at Asato Crossroads in Naha, raising placards calling for peace and protesting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The group included someone who lived through...
February 22, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
Former Miyakojima mayor Toshihiko Shimoji, 76, who was indicted for bribery in the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) land acquisition corruption scandal in Nobaru Ueno, Miyakojima, was found guilty by the Naha District Court on February...
February 25, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
The news that Russia began its attack on Ukraine broke on February 24, instantly sending the world, including Okinawa, into a frenzy. The question on everyone’s lips is, “Will this plunge us into a time of war?” Okinawan citizens are concerned...
February 20, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takahiro Kina
Okinawa City – On February 6 in central Okinawa, Chubu Shashinkan (Chubu Photo Studio) had a passing of the torch ceremony, with Yutaka Tokeshi, 22, officially taking over the store from its previous owner, Yoshinobu Kuba,...
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