January 3, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 1, the Shurijo Castle Park New Year’s Celebration commenced in Naha City. Many people, such as families and tourists, visited and gave a round of applause to the magnificent ceremony. Fusako Sasaki, 75, visiting from Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture said, “I can feel the unique culture of Okinawa. The sound of Uzagaku was distinctive and very nice.” The ceremony took place during the first three days of the New Year.
During the morning...
December 22, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 21, it came to light that construction of the seawalls on the Oura Bay side of Cape Henoko, planned for FY2018, is to be postponed to FY2020 or beyond.
Building the seawalls is part of construction of the Futenma...
December 22, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The season for viewing the Southern Cross, a constellation that symbolizes the southern sky, has arrived in Okinawa’s Yaeyama region.
In the early morning on December 20, the first photograph this winter of the Southern Cross was taken...
December 23, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yukiyo Zaha, Washington correspondent
Moé Yonamine, a 40-year-old Naha City native, teaches social studies at a high school in Portland, Oregon. She authors online articles and educates her students on aspects of Okinawan history and the latest U.S....
December 23, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Washington Special Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha
On December 19 former U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who worked as the chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell during George W. Bush’s administration, had an interview with the...
December 21, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 20 the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly (chaired by Yonekichi Shinzato) held the final meeting of its November plenary session. At this meeting, the Assembly adopted a position statement through a majority vote, carried by the prefectural ruling coalition....
December 21, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
December 21 marked one week since soil deposits began at the planned land reclamation area in Oura Bay as part of the construction of the Futenma replacement facility in Henoko, Nago City. So, how do local Henoko citizens feel? Masao Nishikawa, 74 years old,...
December 18, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
At a little past 3:00 p.m. on December 18, the online petition to halt the new base construction in Henoko, Nago City in association with the relocation of the U.S. military Futenma Air Station surpassed its goal of 100,000 signatures and reached...
December 24, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yuri Shimizu
On December 25, it will have been once year since the reversion of the U.S. military’s Northern Training Area (NTA) land to landowners.
I took a walk through this land, led by Akino Miyagi, who researches insects...
December 20, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
Nago – Having received confirmation that the stray bullet discovered in...
December 18, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Urban Monorail suspended its service temporarily while an unexploded ordnance was diffused in Uebaru, Naha City during the morning hours on Dec.
16th. At each station, signs were posted near the turnstiles to notify passengers of...
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