February 25, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chie Tome
The fifth meeting of the painting and engraving working group within the national technical exploratory committee for reconstruction of Shuri Castle was held on February 24 in Naha. The working group reported that they have found that Kushi bengala, the red iron oxide pigment responsible for the Seiden’s characteristic red color, is derived from iron-oxidizing bacteria found near the water in Kushi (Nago). The team is investigating...
February 20, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takaya Kinra
The village of Nakagusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, plans to reimburse local wedding and reception costs up to 100,000 yen per couple beginning in fiscal 2022.
The budget will be submitted to the village council’s...
February 15, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
Regarding the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa carrying out training involving aircraft taking off from and landing at the Naha Port Facility (Naha Military Port), the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) invited Director Isao Ono of the Okinawa Defense...
February 18, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chie Tome
Okinawa Prefecture announced February 17 that the cost of the damage caused by the large incursion of floating pumice stone caused by an undersea earthquake near the Ogasawara islands, based on the cost to collect and transport...
February 18, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Sanemichi Kinjo
Kudaka Island, Nanjo – COVID-19 cases are increasing among the 220-person population of Kudaka Island in Chinen, Nanjo. According to a town representative, there were six new positive cases on the island on February 16,...
February 17, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Naoya Oshiro
The algae farm just off the shores of Misaki, Kitanakagusuku, has welcomed peak asa (sea lettuce) season. On February 16, farmers flocked out to sea to harvest the asa they carefully cultivated.
The...
February 12, 2022 Ryukyu Shimp
Takamatsu Gushiken, who represents the war-dead remains recovery volunteer organization “Gamafuya,” has submitted a petition to the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly calling for the establishment of regulations to preserve the remains of those who...
January 29, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wu Li Jun
The Okinawa Industry Promotion Public Corporation’s Taipei office and the Heping Island Park in Keelung City, Taiwan, jointly organized the Gòng Dǎo Ji Okinawa Fair to promote cultural and economic exchange between Okinawa...
February 10, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Masatoshi Inafuku
As of February 9, 206 city and town assemblies across Japan, around 10% of all such assemblies nation-wide, have adopted an official written opinion stating that ground from the southern part of Okinawa’s main island,...
February 11, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Sanemichi Kinjo
On February 10, the Ueda Ugan (rice planting festival) was held at Ukinju Hainju in Hyakuna Tamagusuku in Nanjo, which is said to be the birthplace of rice cultivation in the Ryukyu Islands. The Ueda Ugan is...
February 8, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hideki Matsudo
Kin – Gray wagtails are migrating to the fields of Kin for the winter. On January 24, wild bird enthusiast Chuya Yambaru captured an image on one that had stopped to rest on the side mirror of his car. Yambaru said, “I...
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